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A7.3: Library Searching II

Posted by tgirondo on October 6, 2007

1. Database: PsychINFO

Keyword(s): children, illiteracy

Bibliographic Information:

Baydar, N., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Furstenberg, F.F. (1993, June). Early warning signs of functional illiteracy: Predictors in childhood and adolescence. Child Development, 64(3), 815-829. Retrieved October 6, 2007, from the PsychINFO database.

2.Database: ERIC

Keyword(s): poverty, literacy

Bibliographic Information:

Kainz, K. & Vernon-Feagans, L. (2007, May). The ecology of early reading development for children in poverty. Elementary School Journal, 107(5), 407-427. Retrieved October 6, 2007, from the ERIC database.

3. Database: Academic Search PremierKeyword(s): children, illiteracy

Bibliographic Information:

Leavy, J., Masters, A., & White, H. (2003, November). Comparative perspectives on child poverty: A review of poverty measures. Journal of Human Development, 4(3), 379-397. Retrieved October 6, 2007, from the Academic Search Premier database.

4. Database: Academic Search Premier

Keyword(s): poverty, literacy

Bibliographic Information:

Mcgee, G.W. (2004, April). Closing the achievement gap: Lessons from Illinois’ golden spike high-poverty high-performing schools. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 9(2), 97-125. Retrieved October 6, 2007, from the Academic Search Premier database.

5. Database: Academic Search Premier

Keyword(s): literacy, poverty, education

Bibliographic Information:

Perkins, H. J., & Cooter, R. B. (2005). Evidence-based literacy education and the African American child. Reading Teacher, 59(2), 194-198. Retrieved October 6, 2007, from the Academic Search Premier database.

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A5.3: Library Searching I

Posted by tgirondo on September 20, 2007

1. Database: ERIC

Keywords: socioeconomic status and literacy

Bibliographic Information:

D’Angiulli, A., Hertzman, C., & Siegel, L. S. (2004). Schooling, Socioeconomic Context and Literacy Development. Educational Psychology, 24(6), 867-883. Retrieved September 18, 2007, from the ERIC database.

2. Database: Academic Search Premier

Keywords: low socioeconomic status and literacy

Bibliographic Information:

Duke, N. K., & Purcell Gates, V. (2003). Genres at home and at school: Bridging the known to the new. Reading Teacher, 57(1), 30-37. Retrieved September 20, 2007, from the Academic Search Premier database.

3. Database: ERIC

Keywords: socioeconomic status and literacy

Bibliographic Information:

Espinosa, L. M. (2005). Curriculum and Assessment Considerations for Young Children from Culturally, Linguistically, and Economically Diverse Backgrounds. Psychology in the Schools, 42(8), 837-853. Retrieved September 18, 2007, from the ERIC database.

3. Database: ERIC

Keywords: literacy and low income groups

Bibliographic Information:

Miles, S. B., & Stipek, D. (2006). Contemporaneous and Longitudinal Associations between Social Behavior and Literacy Achievement in a Sample of Low-Income Elementary School Children. Child Development, 77(1), 15. Retrieved September 18, 2007, from the ERIC database.

4. Database: Academic Search Premier

Keywords: socioeconomic status and literacy

Bibliographic Information:

Nancollis, A., Lawrie, B., & Dodd, B. (2005). Phonological Awareness Intervention and the Acquisition of Literacy Skills in Children From Deprived Social Backgrounds. Language,Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools, 36(4), 325-335. Retrieved September 18, 2007, from the Academic Search Premier database.

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