Patrícia Costa|Luísa Araújo
Skilled Students and Effective Schools: Reading Achievement in Denmark, Sweden, and France
Joint Research Centre|Joint Research Centre
study investigates reading achievement relates student school characteristics countries different reading scores fourth grade level data comes progress international reading literacy study pirls 2011 denmark sweden france multilevel analysis includes two levels studenthome schools school effectiveness home literacy models informed selection independent variables results show students early literacy skills home literacy practices resources reading behavior associated reading scores countries furthermore across different countries studenthome universals school particulars explain variation reading achievement educational policies address home school literacy skills practices school climate school composition improve students reading ability