Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gALG05X26669; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:00:05 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:00:05 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEAEEMDFAA.jlee@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jon Lee" <jlee@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1334] Clips and Cross Posts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 780 Lines: 28 Hello out there! From: ASCD Smartbrief We are preaching to the choir on with this one...but still good information! Study: Reading at home could bring social change A report by Reading for Change says children from low-income backgrounds who regularly read at home often outperform students from more affluent backgrounds. The group says the results indicate that encouraging students to read for pleasure could decrease the achievement gap between wealthy and poor students. BBC (11/20) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/2494637.stm Jon Lee Training Specialist NIFL-Family list moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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