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Why Literacy Matters
More
than six million children in the United States will experience negative
academic, personal and social outcomes every year because of poor reading
skills. Children who can’t read proficiently by the 4th grade are up to 15
times more likely to drop-out of school. Sadly, in the U.S., two-thirds of all
children and 82% of children in low-income families read below grade level.
(Annie E Casey Foundation & NAEP)
Children
who don’t finish high school are not qualified for 90% of jobs and will earn an
average of $23,000 a year. Their peers who do go to college will earn an
average of $48,000 a year. (Annie E Casey Foundation)
Regular
readers not only experience better lives, but they contribute to their
communities more. Regular readers are more than 3 times as likely as
non-readers to visit museums, attend plays or concerts, and create artworks of
their own. They are more likely to play sports, attend sporting events, or do
outdoor activities.
They
are also more than twice as likely as non-readers to volunteer or do charity
work. (National Endowment of the Arts)
STORYTENTS….WHERE
THE MAGIC HAPPENS!
The StoryTents are
where the kids come to discover and develop their love for reading. It’s where their imaginations can run wild
and where they can receive personalized reading support from our volunteers in
order to improve their literacy skills.
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