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School Library Access As Related To Student Reading Comprehension In An Urban East Tennessee School District, Lori Church
School Library Access As Related To Student Reading Comprehension In An Urban East Tennessee School District, Lori Church
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The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of school library access on student reading comprehension as measured by the Easy CBM universal screener test. The population consisted of 5th and 6th grade students enrolled in one intermediate school in an urban school system in East Tennessee. Data were analyzed for the population of the 2016-2017 academic school year. Specifically, this study considered the impact of school library access on students who qualify for free or reduced meals.
A quantitative study was used to find correlations and differences in the reading comprehension data and library checkout …