TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hirsch,E.D.
TI  - The knowledge deficit: closing the shocking education gap for American children 
SN  - 0618657312 : HRD
AV  - LB1050 .H567 2006
U1  - 428.4/071 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Houghton Mifflin
KW  - Reading
KW  - United States
KW  - Literacy
KW  - Education
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-158) and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005023075.html
ER  -