[AAACE-NLA] Books in the home?

[Andrea Wilder]

Martha jean,

I wonder, too.  But the BUYING of books indicates willingness to shell 
out dollars, so there is a "family value" on that choice  (And why 
don't we use "Family Values" as an ad for literacy?)

Andrea
On Dec 5, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Martha Jean wrote:

>  I often wonder about these studies because I don't think books in the
> home, by themselves or even in a major way, create people who go to
> college, but people who go to college are more apt to have books in
> their homes. A friend of mine is an example. He never read a complete
> book while in K-12, he skimmed them. I visited his home often and the 
> TV
> ran all day.He and his parents(no college) where quick studies, but not
> big readers. He just made it to college. Somewhere in there he got
> hooked on Stephen King/Koontz and today in his fifties he has book
> shelves of mystery, horror, and biography. He also has a Masters Degree
> in Business.
>  My other thought is about myself. As a kid in a family of eight we did
> not have many childens books, but I went to the library every single
> Saturday for my weeks supply. So there's something in there about
> enthusiasm for reading vs money to buy books. Yours, Martha Jean - a
> woman with too many books in her home!
>
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> Colleagues--
>
> I am looking for the study or studies which showed that levels of
> education correlated with books-in-the-home;  this may have been a more
> general "reading material," though.
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
> Andrea
>
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