Long-term exposure to poverty linked to poorer reading scores

A new report from a research programme between the ESRI and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality investigates the processes that link child poverty to poorer educational outcomes at ages 9 and 13. The home learning environment, participation in out-of-school activities and the quality of teacher-student relationships all play important roles in accounting for the link between child poverty and educational outcomes.

About this study:

This study draws on Growing Up in Ireland Cohort ’08 data at five time points, when the child was 9 months, 3 years, 5 years, 9 years, and 13 years. Persistent poverty is measured by the number of surveys in which children were living in households in the lowest income quintile and/or experiencing great difficulty making ends meet.

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