Sobering Statistics
Dropout rates for students with disabilities
(NC rate = 43%)
16%
to 84%
of North Carolina’s 4th graders
score below proficient in reading (2016 NAEP scores). Nationally
the figure is 66% (for
African-American 4th graders
in NC, 74% are below proficient; Hispanic students in NC, 75%)
of school-aged children have reading problems;
among low income families, the number is likely higher
15 -20%
Children do not outgrow poor reading
74%
of poor readers in 3rd grade are
still poor readers in 9th grade.
The gap widens over time.
62%
of juvenile offenders have a reading difficulty
85%
And now the good news:
90%
of poor readers increase their reading ability to an age-appropriate, average skill level with early intensive
intervention like Augustine tutoring
2016-17 Test
Results Are In!
Phonemic Segmentation
improved by 25.2%
Auditory Deletion
87.5% of students improved:
37.5% by one grade level,
50% by two or more grade levels
Word Attack
improved an average of 1.5 grade levels
Sight Word Recognition
increased an average of 40.5%
Spelling
improved an average of .94 grade levels
Facts & Figures (2017-18)
tutors trained in the Triangle this year
78
schools / after school programs served
42
active tutors
170
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