The Early Reading First program provided grants that were designed to enhance teacher practices, instructional content …

instrumental become the skills and knowledge acquired at school, in particular reading literacy of the students, i.e. their ability … to read to reading to learn, and PISA - the transition from the world of school into the world of work. This paper … worlds top level of reading literacy, whereas 15-year-olds demonstrated poor results. Acknowledging the lack of Step …

) and children's first-grade reading and math achievement. Based on the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten … of first grade, children who repeated kindergarten had lower reading and math knowledge and skills than those who started … on time. At the end of first grade, children whose kindergarten entry was delayed demonstrated slightly higher reading …

This report lays out the design for the Evaluation of Reading Comprehension Interventions, which is assessing … supplemental reading comprehension programs for fifth-grade students. …

This paper investigates the reading of fiction books by 15-year-olds in 18 OECD countries.It appears that girls fiction … books is influenced by parental education, family structure, and the number of books and tv's at home.Reading comic books … does not affect the reading of fiction books.Parents who want their children to read fiction books frequently should have a …

development as information awareness in fiction, ability to adequately perceive the style of reading matter, and motivation of … reading. Side by side with analyses of the impact of gender, age and social stratification, we pay special attention to … interest to us is analysis of the role of school studies in the formation of adolescents' interests in reading. …

) and children's first-grade reading and math achievement. Based on the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten … of first grade, children who repeated kindergarten had lower reading and math knowledge and skills than those who started … on time. At the end of first grade, children whose kindergarten entry was delayed demonstrated slightly higher reading …

Although reading to preschoolers has been shown to influence their later language and cognitive development, few … mothers reported reading daily to their children, and frequency was higher among white mothers than other ethnic groups, as …