Summarizes results of a longitudinal study fitting multilevel models to three waves of data on literacy progress for three cohorts of Australian elementary students. Provides estimates of prior achievement and social background influences on student progress and examines effects of grouping practices and other classroom variables. Attentiveness…

Having low literacy skills could impact everything from reading a newspaper and balancing a checkbook to wise consumer decisions and job advancement. This study estimates adult literacy measures for Cuyahoga County, Ohio and its municipalities. It is also important to have a sense of how many children are at risk for developing literacy problems…