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FACTS
In Southern California, four out of five third-graders cannot read at grade level.
Every time you share a book with a child you take them on an exciting journey.
1.8 million, or 27% of adults in Los Angeles County cannot read or write.
One in three Los Angeles County public school students in 2002 were "English learners" - children who do not speak, read or understand English.
By raising a child's self-confidence and literacy levels, we have opened the door to give them the opportunity to step outside the cycle of poverty many of their families have been living in for generations.
California schools averaged $6,837 expenditure per student in school year 2000-2001, 11% less than the national average $7,640.
LINKS
America Reads
California Reads
EVERYBODY WINS! USA
Great Schools
Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles
Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles Unified School District
National Institute for Literacy
Reading by 9
The Wonder of Reading