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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Schools Matter: Allergy to libraries continues

Schools Matter: Allergy to libraries continues

Allergy to libraries continues

Posted in reaction to: "Summer Must-Read for Kids? Any Book" (NY Times blog). Article is in favor of self-selected reading over the summer, but as usual, neglects to mention libraries.
My post:
This article confirms that providing children greater access to interesting reading material results in more literacy development.
The article also points out that children from low-income families are particularly unlikely to read over the summer. That’s because children of poverty have little access to books at home, at school and in their