Students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in Australia have persistently performed at relatively low levels in national and international tests of reading literacy. Research attention is required to look for new models to promote reading and reading engagement for disadvantaged students. The current study discussed a case study derived…

An effort to lay the foundation for the preparation of reading programs which will match the social and linguistic background of lower-class children, in particular children of the nation's black ghettos, is made in this paper. The paper consists of five sections. The first section discusses the interconnection of social, geographic, and stylistic…

Analyzes psychoeducational evaluations of 180 students from a rural area and concludes that diagnosis was significantly related to the race of the student, with more White students being diagnosed as learning disabled and more Black students being labeled mentally retarded. (FL)