Literacy Research and Studies

Here is a small sampling  of evidence why literacy is so critical to each one of us and our community.

• Reading Aloud to Children – The Evidence
• Reach Out and Read’s Evidence Base – Read the body of published research supporting the efficacy of the Reach Out and Read model. It is more extensive than for any other psychosocial intervention in general pediatrics.
• Reading Seed Program Evaluation and Executive Summary
• The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development – The most comprehensive child care study conducted to date to determine how variations in child care are related to children’s development.
• The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40 – The design and findings of the High/Scope Perry Preschool study and its conclusions are summarized, along with answers to frequently asked questions, thereby taking advantage of the rich discussion that has surrounded the study over 4 decades.
• The Abecedarian Project – The Abecedarian project was a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children. Four cohorts of individuals, born between 1972 and 1977, were randomly assigned as infants to either the early educational intervention group or the control group.
• US Adult Literacy Programs Making a Difference Research: A Review of Research on Positive Outcomes Achieved by Literacy Programs and the People They Serve
• The Fiscal Impact of Adult Education
• Need for Adult Education Literacy National Report
• The Return on Investment from Adult Education and Training 2011
• Reach Higher Executive Summary