Disadvantaged neighborhoods set children's reading skills on negative course
Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 08:21
in Psychology & Sociology
A landmark study from the University of British Columbia finds that the neighborhoods in which children reside at kindergarten predict their reading comprehension skills seven years later. The study, published this week in the journal Health & Place, finds children who live in neighborhoods with higher rates of poverty show reduced scores on standardized tests seven years later -- regardless of the child's place of residence in seventh grade.
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