Hirsch, E. D.  1928- <br/><br/>
The knowledge deficit :  closing the shocking education gap for American children / 
E.D. Hirsch, Jr. 
 - Boston :  Houghton Mifflin,  2006. 
 - xiii, 169 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-158) and index. 
<br/><br/>Why do we have a knowledge deficit? -- Sounding out : just the beginning of reading -- Knowledge of language -- Knowledge of things -- Using school time productively -- Using tests productively -- Achieving commonality and fairness. 
<br/><br/> Provides an analysis of the state of modern American education to trace a link between a lack of reading comprehension and poor performance and furnishes specific tools for parents to enhance a child's ability to read with comprehension. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0618657312 : HRD  $22.00 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Houghton Mifflin, Attn Trade Order Processing 181 Ballardvale st, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887 SAN 215-3793 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005023075 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reading.<br/>Reading--United States.<br/>Literacy--United States.<br/>Education--Philosophy.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1050  / .H567 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>428.4/071