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Many children in Northwest Louisiana are not succeeding.
20% of our NWLA ninth grade students do not graduate
- n time.
Many children in Northwest Louisiana are not succeeding. 1,141 20% - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Many children in Northwest Louisiana are not succeeding. 1,141 20% - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Many children in Northwest Louisiana are not succeeding. 1,141 20% of our NWLA ninth grade students do not graduate on time. 2,478 42% of our NWLA third grade students do not read proficiently. approximately 3,000 54% of our NWLA
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2,478
42% of our NWLA third grade students do not read proficiently.
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3,000
54% of our NWLA kindergarten students are not ready for school.
approximately
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12,100
32% of our NWLA children under six live in poverty.
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These interdependent milestones tell us that early intervention is critical.
Kindergarten readiness Third grade reading High school graduation Post- secondary training
A sustainable, living-wage job
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Children in poverty are especially at risk for poor
- utcomes.
Wagmiller, R., and Adelman, R., (2009). Childhood and Intergenerational Poverty: The Long-Term Consequences of Growing Up Poor. National Center for Children in Poverty. Columbia University. Retrieved from: http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:126233
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One study found that children in poverty may hear 30 million fewer words than more affluent children by age four.
10 20 30 40 50 12 24 36 48
Millions of Words
Number of Words Addressed
High Income Middle Income Low Income
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As a result, they had less than half the vocabulary size
- f their peers.
16 24 36
Total Wor
- rds
200 600 1200
525 words
(children in low income families)
749 words
(children in middle income families)
1116 words
(children in high income families) Risley, T., and Hart, B. (1995) Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American
- Children. Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Company.
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Yet, clearly school readiness is a concern for NWLA children of all all socioeconomic backgrounds.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
32% 54%
Northwest Louisiana Children - Poverty vs. School Readiness
Children Under 6 in Poverty Children Not Kindergarten-Ready
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By working together, we can change this.
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A 2015 study of 8,650 children found that the size of a two-year old’s vocabulary predicted kindergarten success.
Morgan, P., Farkas, G., Hillemeier, M., Hammer, C., and Maczuga, S. (2015). 24-Month-Old Children With Larger Oral Vocabularies Display Greater Academic and Behavioral Functioning at Kindergarten Entry. Child
- Development. 86 (5), 1351-1370 .
To learn more words, children must hear more words.
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THE CRITICAL PERIOD
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Hearing lots of words:
- promotes early brain
development
- builds a strong
vocabulary
- provides the essential
foundation for academic success.
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TALK, READ AND SING
THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE (AND FREE.)
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TO CLOSE THE GAP
To learn more, go to www.stepforwardnla.org