60% of Children who are not prepared to read by 1st grade will end up on jail, or on welfare.
75% of adults read below the 6th grade level; 20% are functionally illiterate.
When parents read to children, the children will be less likely to be involved in drugs, crime, and teen pregnancy; they will do better in school, in their careers, and in life; and reading with children improves both children and parents, strengthening the family.
(To learn more about Reading Research, visit this page; about Book Deserts, this page.)
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