The Power of Books

Monday, June 28th, 2010 | Author: Smart Start

By Bethany Actually

“Children raised in homes with many books gained the equivalent of three more years of schooling than children from bookless homes.” That’s one of the key findings of an international study in the June 2010 issue of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.

The researchers found that having books in the home had just as much impact as having parents with college degrees.

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