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Krashen, Stephen; O'Brian, Bonnie – Indiana Media Journal, 1996
Examines the relationship between school library collections and reading achievement in Los Angeles for both middle school and high school students. Previous studies are reviewed, and current results continue to identify socioeconomic status as the strongest predictor of reading comprehension test scores. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Library Collections, Literature Reviews, Middle Schools
Shlayer, Jaye – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1996
Discusses an extensive reading program in English designed to improve the reading achievement of junior high school students in an Israeli school. Results of the program indicate that many of the students are readers in English by the time they graduate. (CK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Library Collections
