What impact does socio-economic status have on children's reading?

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What are the implications of the study for practitioners?

In completing this digest the author began to ask the following questions about the implications for teachers and school leaders:
Teachers

Are the reading materials available to your pupils reflecting their interests? Could the range of reading materials be expanded to include websites, comics and magazines to appeal to a broader range of interests?
What strategies are you using positively to engage pupils with reading and books? Have you considered replacing book reports with some thing more contemporary such as writing reviews and recommendations of books for websites similar to those found on Amazon?

School leaders

In what way could your school further develop a culture in which all pupils are encouraged to become enthusiastic readers? For example by scheduling visits to the local library.
Children’s engagement with reading at home was found to be important, could you do more to encourage reading at home? Has your school considered lending books to pupils to take home that are specifically chosen for reading with parents and accompanying these with written activities parents can do with their children?
The study has identified that children are influenced by their parents, and that boys especially copy their father’s reading habits. Could you address this issue in your school by specifically targeting ‘sons and fathers’ to promote reading for enjoyment?

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Research Home Themes \| Find digests \| About the digests resources glossary researchers contact TRIPS Introduction What did the researchers find out about socio-economic status and pupil reading? What role does the home and family play in children’s reading? What impact does gender have on children’s reading? In what way does socio-economic status influence children’s reading? What were the aims and design of the study? What are the implications of the study for practitioners? Where can I find out more? Send us your feedback Collated digests To find out more about collated digests click here Get Word Reader What impact does socio-economic status have on children's reading? This digest found in English Send to a friend Word doc 60KB Printer friendly Collate for later What are the implications of the study for practitioners? In completing this digest the author began to ask the following questions about the implications for teachers and school leaders: Teachers Are the reading materials available to your pupils reflecting their interests? Could the range of reading materials be expanded to include websites, comics and magazines to appeal to a broader range of interests? What strategies are you using positively to engage pupils with reading and books? Have you considered replacing book reports with some thing more contemporary such as writing reviews and recommendations of books for websites similar to those found on Amazon? School leaders In what way could your school further develop a culture in which all pupils are encouraged to become enthusiastic readers? For example by scheduling visits to the local library. Children’s engagement with reading at home was found to be important, could you do more to encourage reading at home? Has your school considered lending books to pupils to take home that are specifically chosen for reading with parents and accompanying these with written activities parents can do with their children? The study has identified that children are influenced by their parents, and that boys especially copy their father’s reading habits. Could you address this issue in your school by specifically targeting ‘sons and fathers’ to promote reading for enjoyment?