Help Launch The National “Read To Kids” Campaign: Vote On the Web
In the U.S. today, a stark disparity exists between the reading abilities of low-income and higher-income children. Only 50% of low-income 4th graders read at or above the basic level according to the Department of Education’s 2007 Nation’s Report Card. The implications of the growing literacy gap extend beyond the walls of our homes and our classrooms. According to Dr. G. Reid Lyon, Chief of Child Development and Behavior at the National Institute of Health, “surveys of adolescents and young adults with criminal records indicate that at least half have reading difficulties, and in some states the size of prisons a decade in the future is predicted by fourth grade reading failure rates.” Read more...
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We strongly encourage you to support Everybody Wins USA’s effort to help kids read by reading to them. You can do this by voting for Everybody Wins USA’s National “Read To Kids” Campaign. To vote, which takes only a few seconds, go to
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/launch_a_national_read_to_kids_campaign.
To learn more about the Campaign, read the description below. Thanks. Read more...
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