Research shows that reading aloud to young children is the single most important activity to build
future reading proficiency and school success.
A targeted intervention program, Elements of Reading * builds the broad oral vocabulary essential for
future reading proficiency using authentic read - aloud literature.
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If ever there were a time to nurture those skills in our young people, it is now, when our nation's
future may depend on our creativity and our ability to understand and appreciate the cultures around the world as much as on our
proficiency in
reading and math.
This is understandable given the importance of early
reading skills for
future outcomes and the shockingly low levels of basic
reading proficiency in many communities.
We support policies, practices, and funding to strengthen the state's early childhood system, with the goals of dramatically increasing school readiness, improving third grade
reading and math
proficiency, supporting families, and ultimately building a strong workforce for Kentucky's
future.
International test scores put our math and
reading proficiency around thirtieth in the world, which points to low
future growth.
Reading proficiency by 3rd grade is critical for all students, and an early indicator of
future educational success, and yet, more than 80 percent of low - income children miss that critical marker.
Reading proficiency at third grade is a critical predictor of
future success, with 96 percent of students that
read on grade level at the -LSB-...]
The NC Early Childhood Foundation's research says that 3rd grade
reading proficiency predicts
future career readiness.