May 30th, 2008 Reading bug Posted by Melitsa in Thought of the week

Thought of the week

By age three, children from privileged families have heard 30 million more words than children from poor families. By kindergarten the gap is even greater. The consequences are catastrophic.

Source: The 30 Million Word Gap By Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley

http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/spring2003/index.html

To read the full report: http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/spring2003/catastrophe.html

I’ve just started reading The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition more about this super book in another post.

In the meantime, don’t forget to check out your local libraries summer reading program.