May 14, 2005

Books Make Kids Smarter

(Filed under: Extracurricular)

Sort of. A new study by the U.S. Department of Education has tracked children, parenting habits and test scores to see what works and what doesn't. The result are surprising, including the news that a child with 50 books in their home scores 5% higher than a child with no books. A child with 100 books scores another 5% higher. (With the 1,400+ books in my house my kids, when we have them, are going to be geniuses!)

But it's not just cause and effect. Whether or not the parent read to the child had no effect. The presence of books in a household is more of an indicator that parents care about education. (link via Jordon Cooper)

Posted by kevin at May 14, 2005 11:36 AM

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