READ TO ME FOUNDATION HAS JOINED THE FIGHT TO STOP ILLITERACY BY SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAMS,

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MAKING A GIFT TO THE READ TO ME FOUNDATION IS ONE THE THE EASIEST WAYS TO POSTIVELY IMPACT THE ILLITERACY PROBLEM IN AMERICA.  

 

ONE OUT OF EVERY 5 CHILDREN IN AMERICA TODAY CAN NOT READ.

THE GROWING RECOGNITION THAT TOO MANY CHILDREN READ POORLY OR SCARECELY AT ALL HAS PROMPTED AN INCREASE IN PRIVATELY FUNDED LITERACY PROGRAMS.

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RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THE IMPORTANCE FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE ACCESS TO BOOKS FOR SUCCESSFUL READING DEVELOPMENT; THE ONLY VARIABLE THAT DIRECTLY CORRELATES WITH READING SCORES IS THE NUMBER OF BOOKS IN THE HOME.  RECENT DATA SHOWS THE RATIO OF BOOKS TO CHILDEREN IN MIDDLE-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IS APPROXIMATELY 13 BOOKS TO 1 CHILD, WHILE THE RATIO IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IS 1 BOOK TO 300 CHILDREN.

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