The achievement gap in reading: complex causes, persistent issues, possible solutions

In this volume prominent scholars, experts in their respective fields and highly skilled in the research they conduct, address educational and reading research from varied perspectives and address what it will take to close the achievement gap - with specific attention to reading.

The achievement gap is redefined as a level at which all groups can compete economically in our society and have the literacy tools and habits needed for a good life.

Bringing valuable theoretical frameworks and in-depth analytical approaches to interpretation of data, the contributors examine factors that contribute to student achievement inside the school but which are also heavily influenced by out-of-school factors - such as poverty and economics, ethnicity and culture, family and community stratifications, and approaches to measurement of achievement.