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It effects us all
THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC IN AMERICAThere is an epidemic in America
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• Our Schools are in trouble.
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It is estimated that the cost of illiteracy to business and the taxpayer is $20 billion per year.
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Think its n
ot your
problem
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• Approximately 50 percent of the nation's unemployed youth age 16-21 are functional illiterate, with virtually no prospects of obtaining good jobs.
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60 PERCENT OF AMERICA'S PRISON INMATES ARE ILLITERATE AND 85% OF ALL JUVENILE OFFENDERS HAVE READING PROBLEMS.
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More than 20 percent of adults read at or below a fifth-grade level - far below the level needed to earn a living wage.
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How many people does this effect?
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• 21 million Americans can't read at all, 45 million are marginally illiterate and one-fifth of high school graduates can't read their diplomas.
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• It is estimated that more than $2 billion is spent each year on students who repeat a grade because they have reading problems.
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• Since 1983, more than 10 million Americans reached the 12th grade without having learned to read at a basic level. In the same period, more than 6 million Americans dropped out of high school altogether.
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• 54 percent of all teachers have limited English proficient (LEP) students in their classrooms, yet only one-fifth of teachers feel very prepared to serve them.
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Who’s fault i
s it?
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• Can we afford to do nothing?
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CAN PARENT INVOLVEMENT HELP?
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• The evidence is in: when schools and families work together to support learning, everyone benefits.
• * Students do better in school and in life.
• * Parents become empowered.
• * Teacher morale improves.
• * Schools get better.
• * Communities grow stronger.
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD
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•How does community involvement effect learning ?
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Parent, family, and community involvement in education
correlates with higher academic performance and school improvement.
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What's the answer??