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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Pittman, Pamela; Honchell, Barbara – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2014
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how literature discussion affects middle school struggling readers. The focus was on 16 middle school struggling readers in a rural Title I school in the southeastern United States. Findings indicated that (a) literature discussion increased student enjoyment of reading, and (b) students…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Difficulties, Rural Education, Literature Appreciation
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Krashen, Stephen; Lee, Syying; McQuillan, Jeff – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2012
Three multivariate analyses, all controlling for the effects of poverty, confirm the importance of the library. Replicating McQuillan's analysis of 1992 NAEP scores, this study finds that access to books in school and public libraries was a significant predictor of 2007 fourth grade NAEP reading scores, as well as the difference between grade 4…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Public Libraries, Access to Information, Books