What impact does socio-economic status have on children's reading?

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Practitioners may be interested in other TRIPS summaries on reading and the benefits of parental interaction with children. Please have a look at the following:

The effects of interactive reading homework and parent involvement on children’s inference responses. Available at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/literacy/interactivehomeworkandparents/ [Accessed: 24/08/06]
This study investigates the strategies teachers in the US have used to increase the level of parental involvement in pupils’ homework, focusing on reading ability.

Parental Involvement in raising the Achievement of Primary School Pupils: why bother? Available at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/parents/raisingachievement/ [Accessed: 24/08/06]
This study looks at the reasons for parental involvement in children’s education and the role of parents as the first teachers of children and builders of learning identifies.

Parent academic involvement as related to school behaviour, achievement, and aspirations: Demographic variations across adolescence. Available at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/parents/parentacademicinvolvement/ [Accessed: 24/08/06]
US based study investigating the ways in which demographic background (socio-economic status and ethnicity) influence parental involvement in children’s schooling and how this affects achievement, aspirations and behaviour.

The National Literacy Trust website holds resources and information on their initiatives to promote reading for pleasure and a reading culture in schools.
Further information about the Reading Connects initiative can be found at: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/readingconnects/index.html [Accessed: 08/02/07] and the Reading Champions can be found at: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/Champions/index.html [Accessed: 08/02/07].

The Internet 4 Classrooms (I4C) is a US website providing a vast range of resources for parents wanting to become more involved with their children’s development http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm [Accessed: 24/08/06].

This TRIPS study draws on a number of publications which are available online and contain summaries of the key information:

Blanden, J. (2006) ‘Bucking the trend’: What enables those who are disadvantaged in childhood to succeed later in life Working paper No.31 London: Department for Work and Pensions. Available at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/WP31.pdf#search=%22blanden%20%2B%20bucking%20the%20trend%22 [Accessed: 24/08/06]

Parsons, S. and Bynner, J. (2002) Basic skills and social exclusion: Findings from a study of adults born in 1970 Basic Skills Agency, London. Available at: http://www.renewal.net/Documents/RNET/Research/Basicskillssocial.pdf [Accessed: 31/01/07]
This is an electronic version of the report, giving a detailed insight into the relationship between education and social exclusion.

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Research Home Themes \| Find digests \| About the digests resources glossary researchers contact TRIPS Introduction What did the researchers find out about socio-economic status and pupil reading? What role does the home and family play in children’s reading? What impact does gender have on children’s reading? In what way does socio-economic status influence children’s reading? What were the aims and design of the study? What are the implications of the study for practitioners? Where can I find out more? Send us your feedback Collated digests To find out more about collated digests click here Get Word Reader What impact does socio-economic status have on children's reading? This digest found in English Send to a friend Word doc 60KB Printer friendly Collate for later Where can I find out more? Practitioners may be interested in other TRIPS summaries on reading and the benefits of parental interaction with children. Please have a look at the following: The effects of interactive reading homework and parent involvement on children’s inference responses. Available at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/literacy/interactivehomeworkandparents/ [Accessed: 24/08/06] This study investigates the strategies teachers in the US have used to increase the level of parental involvement in pupils’ homework, focusing on reading ability. Parental Involvement in raising the Achievement of Primary School Pupils: why bother? Available at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/parents/raisingachievement/ [Accessed: 24/08/06] This study looks at the reasons for parental involvement in children’s education and the role of parents as the first teachers of children and builders of learning identifies. Parent academic involvement as related to school behaviour, achievement, and aspirations: Demographic variations across adolescence. Available at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/parents/parentacademicinvolvement/ [Accessed: 24/08/06] US based study investigating the ways in which demographic background (socio-economic status and ethnicity) influence parental involvement in children’s schooling and how this affects achievement, aspirations and behaviour. The National Literacy Trust website holds resources and information on their initiatives to promote reading for pleasure and a reading culture in schools. Further information about the Reading Connects initiative can be found at: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/readingconnects/index.html [Accessed: 08/02/07] and the Reading Champions can be found at: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/Champions/index.html [Accessed: 08/02/07]. The Internet 4 Classrooms (I4C) is a US website providing a vast range of resources for parents wanting to become more involved with their children’s development http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm [Accessed: 24/08/06]. This TRIPS study draws on a number of publications which are available online and contain summaries of the key information: Blanden, J. (2006) ‘Bucking the trend’: What enables those who are disadvantaged in childhood to succeed later in life Working paper No.31 London: Department for Work and Pensions. Available at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/WP31.pdf#search=%22blanden%20%2B%20bucking%20the%20trend%22 [Accessed: 24/08/06] Parsons, S. and Bynner, J. (2002) Basic skills and social exclusion: Findings from a study of adults born in 1970 Basic Skills Agency, London. Available at: http://www.renewal.net/Documents/RNET/Research/Basicskillssocial.pdf [Accessed: 31/01/07] This is an electronic version of the report, giving a detailed insight into the relationship between education and social exclusion.