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Jerrim, John – Sutton Trust, 2013
This report supplements Jerrim (2012) where John Jerrim investigated the link between family background and children's reading tests across a series of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Previous studies for the Sutton Trust (Smithers 2012) have suggested that policy and provision for the highly able in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
Students who are highly engaged in a wide range of reading activities are more likely than other students to be effective learners and to perform well at school. Research also documents a strong link between reading practices, motivation and proficiency among adults. Proficiency in reading is crucial for individuals to make sense of the world they…
Descriptors: Evidence, Advantaged, Foreign Countries, Recreational Reading