This is a compelling, eye-opening portrait of two communities in
Philadelphia with drastically different economic resources. Over
the course of their 10-year investigation, the authors of this
important new work came to understand that this disparity between
affluence and poverty has created a knowledge gap-far more
important than mere achievement scores-with serious implications
for students' economic prosperity and social mobility. At the heart
of this knowledge gap is the limited ability of students from poor
communities to develop information capital. This moving book takes
you into the communities in question to meet the students and their
families, and by doing so provides powerful insights into the role
that literacy can play in giving low-income students a fighting
chance.
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