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 h3B06WU13618; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:06:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:06:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3E9605E4.8000809@theworld.com> 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: "David J. Rosen" <DJRosen@theworld.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1488] Boston Globe Online / Metro | Region / US fares well in world reading X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1487 Lines: 43 AAACE-NLA and NIFL-Family Colleagues, An article in yesterday's Boston Globe (Megan Tench, Globe Staff, 4/9/2003) entitled "US fares well in world reading test, BC study finds parents with books have impact" highlights that a Boston College international study shows that parents' literacy is important to children making literacy gains. Three of the study's seven findings (see below) relate to parent and home literacy and, curiously, one finding shows that direct children's literacy instruction may >not< be related to success! "Key results from the study show that overall: Girls had significantly higher average achievement than boys, with 70 percent of girls reporting that they read weekly for pleasure, compared with 55 percent of boys. Better readers engaged in early literacy activities before starting school. Fourth-graders from homes with many children's books had higher achievement than those from homes with few books. Students with the highest reading achievement had parents who read for at least six hours per week. More students are comfortable reading for pleasure than reading for information. In every country, schools view teaching their students how to read as their highest priority. Hours spent teaching literacy are not directly related to success, according to the study." You will find the article -- today at least -- at <http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/099/metro/US_fares_well_in_world_reading_test+.shtml> David J. Rosen
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