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The Facts:
- 4 million children are living in poverty in the UK.
- Low skilled adults often come from low income, low skilled families.
- A child's achievement is influenced more by parental involvement in their learning than by income level and schooling.
- The number of rhymes a child knows when they start school is significantly related to their reading ability at seven.
- Learning together as a family helps to break the cycle of deprivation and educational underachievement.
The Sources:
- Children in low income households. The Poverty site http://www.poverty.org.uk/16/index.shtml
- Parsons, S. and Bynner, J. (2007) Illuminating disadvantage: profiling the experience of adults with entry level literacy or numeracy over the lifecourse. NRDC.
- Desforges, C. and Abouchaar, A. (2003) The impact of parental involvement, parental support and family education on pupil achievement and adjustment: A literature review, (DfES research report RR433). Department for Education and Skills http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR433.pdf
- Goswami,U., and East, M. (2000). Rhyme and analogy in beginning reading: Conceptual and methodological issues. Applied Psycholinguistics, 21, 63-93.)
- Ofsted (2009) Family learning: An evaluation of the benefits of family learning for participants, their families and the wider community. Ofsted
(from http://www.niace.org.uk/thefacts)
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