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Nationwide Statistics Are Alarming!
Nation's
Reading Report Card
(released in 2003 about the 2002 results)
The National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) released its findings on reading proficiency
for fourth, eighth, and twelfth grade students
nationwide. How did we fare?
Here are the major findings:
- 36 percent of fourth-graders
and 25 percent of eighth-graders performed below
the basic level. Roughly, 1 in 3 fourth graders
and 1 in 4 eighth graders failed to demonstrate
a partial mastery of reading.
- Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont were
the highest-performing states at grade 4 in
2002
- A positive relationship between student-reported
parental education and student reading performance
was observed in 2002 at grades 8 and 12: the
higher the parental education level, the higher
the student's average reading score.
- Although a National
Report Card has been released in 1992, 1994,
1998, 2000,and 2002, the percentage of fourth
graders who performed at or above the Basic
level in 2002 was higher than previous year's
results, but not significantly different from
1992.
- In 2002, females had higher average reading
scores than males in all three grades.
1998 National
Assessment Study show that for most children,
reading does not come easily. Look at these
findings in 1998:
- According to the 1998 National Assessment
of Educational Progress test results, nearly
70% of 4th graders nationwide cannot read on
a 4th grade level - and nearly 40% of
4th graders cannot read on even a basic level!
- Studies show that of the children who are
diagnosed with reading problems in the 3rd grade,
74% continue with problems into the 9th grade
(Fletcher et al, 1994). This shows the importance
of learning to read by the 3rd grade! However,
according to the National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (NICHD), most
reading problems are not even identified until
the 3rd grade. By the time children with
reading problems are identified, it is almost
too late!
- Studies go on to show that children who
fall behind at an early age (even in Kindergarten
and 1st grade) fall further and further behind
over time. Without intervention, reading
problems do not diminish over time, but persist
through the school years and into adulthood.
Difficulty with reading does not just affect your
child's ability in school, but carries over as low
self-esteem into every aspect of life. Our goal
is to make reading a reality for every child, before
it's too late.
Currently the NICHD estimates that 10 million children
in the United States have difficulty reading.
- Among those children, 10-15 percent drop
out of high school and only 2 percent
complete a four-year college degree.
- Surveys of adolescents and young adults
with criminal records show that about half
have reading difficulties.
- Of youth with a history of substance abuse,
half have reading problems.
Act now to ensure your child's success - and beat
the statistics! Buy
Frontline Phonics today.
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