United Way of Lane County's Promise Neighborhoods and the Benefits of Reading Readiness

McGrew, Jacob; Lohrke, Elizabeth

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United Way of Lane County's Promise Neighborhoods and the Benefits of Reading Readiness

dc.contributor.advisor	Stone, Dr. Joe A.
dc.contributor.author	McGrew, Jacob
dc.contributor.author	Lohrke, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-18T18:00:40Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-18T18:00:40Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.description	The Tower is an official publication of the Georgia Tech Office of Student Media and is sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program and the Georgia Tech Library. This article appeared in Volume 5, pages 40-49.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	In this paper, we measure statistical relationships between defining characteristics of incoming kindergartners and their initial literacy scores. Our analysis focuses on four elementary schools in Oregon’s Springfield School District: two Promise Neighborhood schools and two comparable non-Promise Neighborhood schools. Using scores from the literacy benchmark tests each incoming student takes upon entering kindergarten— controlling for variables such as family income, English language learners, gender, special education, and ethnicity—we find the defining characteristics with the most significant relationships that influence literacy scores. In the absence of a fully randomized experimental design, we give policy suggestions to United Way of Lane County to more effectively increase early literacy in the Lane County, as well as offer advice on the kinds of additional information that would permit a more definitive future study of the Promise Neighborhoods.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Office of Student Media; Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program; Georgia Tech Library; The University of Oregon.	en_US
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47812
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	The Tower. Volume 5, Spring 2013	en_US
dc.title	United Way of Lane County's Promise Neighborhoods and the Benefits of Reading Readiness	en_US
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