The content - impoverished skill and vocabulary exercises conducted by the schools continue to leave large reading gaps between social groups. (democracyjournal.org)
Over time, small differences in oral language skill of 5 and 6 year olds grow into a significant reading gap by the time students are in middle school. (scilearn.com)
The black - white reading gap closed 3 points (statistically significant) while the Hispanic - white gap closed 4 points, also statistically significant. (fairtest.org)