Shana Pribesh|Karen Gavigan|Gail Dickinson
The Access Gap: Poverty and Characteristics of School Library Media Centers
stephen krashen believes schools counter effects poverty least one area access books however little research done determine whether students living poverty access school library services comparable attending schools low concentrations students living poverty examined school library access gap namely differences school library characteristics staffing books added collection schedule number days closed schools various concentrations students living poverty alarmingly found students needthose attending schools highest concentrations students living povertyhad fewest school library resources draw findings suggest hope close achievement gaps high low socioeconomic groups must attend access gap school libraries high lowpoverty schools