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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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