Why poor children are more likely to become poor readers: The school years

Buckingham, Jennifer; Wheldall, Kevin; Beaman-Wheldall, Robyn

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“…In another study [7] it argued that by and large, students with higher socioeconomic status are those who have access to the best resources in their education. Other relevant studies found that socioeconomic status has an impact on academic outcomes [8], level of math and reading achievement [9], literacy achievement in all English-speaking countries [10], and help-seeking strategies of children [11].…”

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Scaffolding the Success of the Youth through Education

Cajigal¹,

Dials²

2017

IJIET

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Abstract-Intelligent, witty, enthusiastic, are three words that generally describe the young people of Ilocos Norte. This paper presented the various education-related programs of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It specifically aimed to discuss the initiatives of the government in meeting the targets under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and in helping Filipino students achieve their educational aspirations. The 2012 survey revealed that the province's enrolment rates of children aged 6-12 and 13-16 are 85.3% and 76.5%, respectively. These data showed a gap between the actual rate and the ideal 100% participation rate as expected in the MDG on primary education. Challenged by the existence of this gap and driven by the desire to improve the performance of Ilocos Norte along this MDG target, the government has taken steps to ensure universal education for the Ilocano youth. These initiatives include a comprehensive scholarship program in the elementary, high school, and college levels, extensive school improvement, teacher empowerment, and subsidy for basic school resources and utilities, and transportation subsidies. It used the descriptive research design with the purpose of elaborating the details of the various projects in education.

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Scaffolding the Success of the Youth through Education

Cajigal¹,

Dials²

2017

IJIET

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“…They also note that, "A socioeconomic gradient to child health has been found in numerous studies; child health scores decline with SES." And, "The AEDI [Australian Early Development Index] shows that the proportion of children assessed as developmentally vulnerable on the 'emotional maturity' domain (which includes sociability, anxiety, aggression, hyperactivity and inattention) increased as SES decreased," (Buckingham, Wheldall, & Beaman-Wheldall, 2013). Low SES is linked to poor literacy, poor health, and behavior problems.…”

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“…OUTDOOR TIME IN PORTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Although outdoor time enhances positive child development, low socioeconomic status (SES) does the opposite. Low SES is linked to poor literacy, poor health, and behavior problems (Buckingham, Wheldall, & Beaman-Wheldall, 2013). Based on the evidence that nature has a positive effect on health and behavior, children of lower SES may benefit from more time outdoors.…”

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Socioeconomic Disparities in the Provision of Outdoor Time in Portland, Oregon Public Elementary Schools

Lefkowitz

2015

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This thesis examines the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and the amount of outdoor time in public elementary schools in Portland, Oregon. "Outdoor time" is defined as the percentage of the school day spent at recess. SES is determined based on the percentage of children at each school who receive free or reduced price lunch. Schools with a higher percentage of students who receive free or reduced lunch are considered lower SES than schools with a lower percentage of students who receive free or reduced lunch. A review of the current literature provides evidence that time spent outdoors has a positive effect on children's social skills, ability to concentrate, self-esteem, health and development, whereas low SES is linked to poor literacy, poor health, and behavior problems. Data regarding the frequency and duration of recess, PE, field trips, and school gardens for each of the elementary schools was collected and analyzed. The results of this study indicate that higher SES elementary schools spend more time outdoors than low SES schools. Because SES correlates to academic achievement, children who attend high-poverty schools are already at a disadvantage and a lack of outdoor time amplifies this problem. This study proposes that the Portland Public School system address the inequity regarding school outdoor time and its relationship with SES in order to regain equity between schools and achieve its goal for every student to, "[…] meet or exceed academic standards and[…] be fully prepared to make productive life decisions," (Portland Public Schools, 2014).

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“…Predicting risk of literacy difficulties may be particularly challenging for teachers working in a low-income environment, given that poverty itself is a risk factor for slower acquisition of literacy (Buckingham, Bearman, & Wheldall, 2014;Hecht, Burgess, Torgesen, Wagner, & Rashotte, 2000). However, Hecht and Greenfield (2001) provide evidence that teachers remain accurate in a low socioeconomic status (SES) context.…”

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The Factors Contributing to Teacher Predictions of Spelling Ability, and the Accuracy of Their Assessments

Kolne

Gonnerman

Marquis

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In this study, teachers of kindergarten and grade one French-speaking students indicated the likelihood their students would develop later spelling difficulties. Results showed that language measures, language background, the education levels of parents, and home literacy practices predicted whether children would be identified as at-risk. Moreover, children's oral language skills accounted for even more of the variance in teacher ratings than other variables. Spelling performance assessed 1-year later from a subset of children indicated that the teacher predictions were accurate. Thus, teachers appear to be an effective source for predicting children's future literacy performance.

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Why poor children are more likely to become poor readers: The school years

Cited by 124 publications

References 127 publications

Scaffolding the Success of the Youth through Education

Scaffolding the Success of the Youth through Education

Socioeconomic Disparities in the Provision of Outdoor Time in Portland, Oregon Public Elementary Schools

The Factors Contributing to Teacher Predictions of Spelling Ability, and the Accuracy of Their Assessments

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