STATISTICS

THE UNITED STATES

• 50% of adults cannot read a book at the 8th grade level.

• 45 million people are functionally illiterate and read below the 5th grade

level.

• 44% Americans don’t even read a single book in a year.

• 6 out of 10 households do not buy a single book in a year

• Research by the Academic Performance Index, In 2007 57% of students

failed the California Standards test in English.

• 6 million students in California education system

• 25% are unable to perform basic reading skills

LOS ANGELES TO KERN COUNTY

According to the L.A. Workforce Literacy Project, Los Angeles County is the 17th largest economy in the world

Low-literacy rates reached 65% on the Eastside and 84% in South of Los Angeles.

10 million people leaving there according to the 2012 US census.

According to the New York Times, state construction employment grew by 5%. Also the cost of living is about 88% difference according to numbeo.

1out of 4 children grow up not knowing how to read in Kern County.

INFLUENTAL PROBLEMS

PARENTS

EDUCATORS

8 RESOURCES FOR SUCCESS

1. FINANCIAL

2. EMOTIONAL

3. MENTAL

4. SPIRITUAL

5. PHYSICAL

6. SUPPORT SYSTEM

7. RELATIONSHIPS/ROLE MODELS

8. KNOWLEDGE OF HIDDEN RULES

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

LEGISLATIVE

EDUCATOR

PARENT

COMMUNITY ACTION

READING TO THE CHILDREN

QUESTIONS?????