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READING CRISIS
In the U.S. alone approximately one hundred million children and adults have difficulty reading
READING MATTERS
Reading builds vocabulary. Reading makes you smarter. Trouble with reading undermines faith in learning and success in school.
ACADEMIC DANGER
Children who experience prolonged difficulty with learning to read are in great academic danger.
SOCIAL DANGER
Maladaptive attempts to cope with the shame of reading difficulties leads many kids to develop dangerous social pathologies like drug use, fighting, and crime.
ECONOMIC COST
Our national reading crisis is a huge drag on our economy.
POVERTY
There is a direct link between illiteracy and persistent poverty.