Scholastic Take-Home Packs The power of home libraries
Research shows that home libraries are a highly effective family engagement strategy.
The average amount of schooling children growing up in homes with books receive than children from bookless homes 3 3 more years
The likelihood that students will be on track in literacy when they have just one book in the home 1 2x
1.8 million
The number of additional words students will read annually when they spend 21 minutes a day reading outside of the classroom 2
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