Illiteracy powerpoint modified
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ILLITERACY
BRUCE ST. JOHNMIKE RAMIREZISAAC PACHECOCRISTINA MARTINEZRANDOM THOUGHTS
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?????