In some cases, children may rarely come in contact with a book outside of school.
“What would this do to a child’s sense of hope?” asked Susan Neuman, a national literacy expert who studies book access. “What would this do to their aspirations? Their goals? If they never saw a book, why would they want to become literate? There’s no reason. I mean, the environment has an enormous impact on children’s learning.”
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