Predictors of reading ability among Ten-Year Olds: Poverty (negative), school libraries (positive), instruction (zero), early literacy (zero)

Christy Lao; Sy-ying Lee; Jeff McQuillan; Stephen Krashen

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2021), Research

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2021)

Predictors of reading ability among Ten-Year Olds: Poverty (negative), school libraries (positive), instruction (zero), early literacy (zero)

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Published 2021-09-16

Christy Lao⁺⁻
Sy-ying Lee⁺⁻
Jeff McQuillan⁺⁻
Stephen Krashen⁺⁻

Christy Lao

Sy-ying Lee

Jeff McQuillan

Stephen Krashen

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Reading
Literacy
Poverty
Early

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Predictors of reading ability among Ten-Year Olds: Poverty (negative), school libraries (positive), instruction (zero), early literacy (zero). (2021). Synergy, 19(2). https://slav.vic.edu.au/index.php/Synergy/article/view/533

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In an analysis of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study this international research team considers poverty, early literacy, instruction and the provision of school libraries to see which has an impact on literacy development.

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