Becoming Literate in the City: The Baltimore Early Childhood Project

by Linda Baker and Robert Serpell

Book Overview

Literacy is one of the most highly valued cultural resources of contemporary American society, yet far too many children in the nation's cities leave school without becoming sufficiently literate. This book reports the results of a five-year longitudinal study in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, tracing literacy development from pre-kindergarten through third-grade for a sample of children from low and middle income families of European and African...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521776775
• ISBN13: 9780521776776
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.9"