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It is estimated that the cost of illiteracy to b usiness and the t axpayer is

It is estimated that the cost of illiteracy to b usiness and the t axpayer is $20 billion per year. Source: Literacy Statistics Reference Information, McQuillan, 1998. Coming Soon:. Safe Haven: The newest novel by Nicholas Sparks. There are almost half a

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It is estimated that the cost of illiteracy to b usiness and the t axpayer is

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  1. It is estimated that the cost of illiteracy to business and the taxpayer is $20 billion per year Source: Literacy Statistics Reference Information, McQuillan, 1998

  2. Coming Soon: Safe Haven: The newest novel by Nicholas Sparks

  3. There are almost half a million words in our English language – The largest language on earth, incidentally – but a third of all our writing is made up of only 22 words… Source: Paul Kropp “The Reading Solution”

  4. Coming Soon: Mockingjay: 3rd in The Hunger Games series

  5. % Question: How many high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives? 10% 25% 33% 40%

  6. % Answer: How many high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives? 10% 25% 33% 40%

  7. Coming Soon: Misguided Angel: The 5th installment in the Blue Bloods Saga

  8. Approximately 50% of the nation’s unemployed youth age 16-21 are functional illiterate, with virtually no prospects of obtaining good jobs. Source: U.S. Department of Health And Human Services

  9. Coming Soon: The Reckoning: 3rd in the Darkest Powers series

  10. In a class of 20 students, Few if any teachers can Find even 5 minutes of Time in a day to devote To reading with each Student. Source: Reading Statistics Reference Information – Adams, 2002

  11. Coming Soon: The Lost Hero: A new series by the author of the Percy Jackson series

  12. More than 20% of adults read at or below 5th grade level – far below the level needed to earn a living wage. Source: National Institute for Literacy, Fast Facts on Literacy, 2001

  13. Coming Soon: Linger: Sequel to Shiver Series: Wolves of Mercy Falls

  14. Out-of-school reading habits Of students has shown that Even 15 minutes a day of Independent reading can Expose students to more Than a million words of text In a year… Source: Reading Statistics Reference Information Anderson, Wilson, & Fielding, 1998

  15. Coming Soon: Radiant Shadows: 4th in the Wicked Lovely series

  16. 21 million Americans can’t read at all, 45 million are marginally illiterate and 1/5 of high school graduates can’t read their diplomas. Source: Department of Justice, 1993

  17. Coming Soon: Hourglass: The 3rd installment in the Evernight series

  18. % Question: How does the United States rank among the top 20 high income countries in composite (document, prose, and quantitative) literacy? 1st 5th 12th 19th

  19. % Answer: How does the United States rank among the top 20 high income countries in composite (document, prose, and quantitative) literacy? 1st 5th 12th 19th Source: Literacy Statistics Reference Information According to a separate report released by the Educational Testing Service.

  20. Coming Soon: Behemoth: The newest novel by the author of Leviathan and the Uglies series

  21. To participate fully in society and the workplace in 2020, citizens will need powerful literacy abilities that until now have been achieved by only a small percentage of the population. Source: National Council on Teachers of English Standards for the English Language Arts

  22. Coming Soon: First Strike: Based on the popular Xbox game

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