Resource
Brochure
The Condition of Education Special Analysis: Reading -Young Children's Achievement and Classroom Experiences
NCES
Author(s):
Kristin Denton, Jerry West, and Jill Walston
Publication date:
September 2003
Survey areas:
Publication number:
NCES 2003070
Summary
This essay from the Condition of Education 2003 uses the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 to discuss the reading skills and experiences of children during their first two years of school. It looks at how factors such as home literacy environment, type of instructional practices, and school day length can affect children's reading achievement.