The home environment - specifically the availability of reading material - is a
stronger predictor of later academic achievement than socio-economic status.
Inability to read is linked to poverty, dependence on welfare, unemployment,
and crime.
A child who is not a fluent reader by fourth grade is likely to struggle with
reading into adulthood.
Access to printed materials has been found to be the critical variable effecting
reading acquisition.
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