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ERIC Number: EJ492293
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
The Relative Importance of Home and School in the Development of Literacy Skills for Middle-Grade Students.
Lee, Valerie E.; Croninger, Robert G.
American Journal of Education, v102 n3 p286-329 May 1994
Expands on research findings about the literacy development of children living in poverty through the use of a large and nationally representative sample of poor and middle-income eighth graders. It explores home and school influences on young adolescents' performance on reading comprehension. (GLR)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Literacy, Mathematical Models, Poverty, Reading Comprehension, Research, Statistical Analysis, Student School Relationship
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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