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.