Program
Special Education M.A.
Number of Pages
50
Year Approved
2024
First Advisor
Cavalier, Meghan
Second Reader
Julie Winn
Abstract
This literature review examines the effects poverty has on early literacy acquisition and reading progress through middle school years. Poverty and the environment it creates are complex issues that affect the growth and development of a young child. Children living in poverty have lower reading scores than their affluent peers. Interventions to raise these scores have been proven successful to some degree, but the available resources have proven to be ineffective. The need is greater than what schools are able to support. Special education is available for students with learning disabilities. Unfortunately, students living in high poverty schools are often identified later and receive lower quality services than students attending more affluent schools. The literature reviewed for this thesis looks deeper into poverty and how literacy is affected.
Degree Name
Special Education M.A.
Document Type
Masterʼs thesis
Recommended Citation
Petersen, R. E. (2024). The Effects Poverty Has on Literacy [Masterʼs thesis, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/1081