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Minnesota Literacy Council Critical Statistics Children Critical Statistics Children In 2013 only 58 of Minnesota students tested proficient on the MCAII reading test In Minneapolis ID: 296320

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Slide1

Why Literacy matters

Minnesota Literacy CouncilSlide2

Critical Statistics: Children Slide3

Critical Statistics: Children

In 2013, only

58% of Minnesota students tested “proficient”

on the MCA-II reading test.

In

Minneapolis,

42% were proficient

and in Saint Paul,

37% were proficient

.

Break

these numbers down by race and ethnicity and you’ll find even gloomier statistics.

In Minneapolis,

only 22% of American Indian and 21% of Black students scored proficient

. In Saint Paul,

only 26% of Asian and 29% of Hispanic students scored proficient

.Slide4

Critical Statistics: ChildrenSlide5

Children

spend about

20 percent of their waking time in school

, which means that out-of-school time programs play a crucial role in

supporting students as they become

proficient readers and writers.Slide6

Critical Statistics: Adults

32 million adults in the U.S. can't read. That's 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can't

read

Literacy in the workforce: now and into the future

Literacy and economic security

Literacy and access to health care

Literacy and the digital divide

Literacy and justice

Literacy and civic participationSlide7

TROGSSlide8

Asset vs. Deficit & Literacy

Asset Based Perspective

vs.

Deficit Based PerspectivesSlide9

Final Thoughts…

“Once

you learn to read, you will be forever free.”

Frederick Douglass

“Frederick Douglass taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom, but reading is still the path.”

- Carl Sagan