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Martin Reads is a community campaign to ensure that students are reading at grade-level by 3rd grade.
 

Why is reading on grade-level important?

  • Before 3rd grade children learn to read, after 3rd grade they read to learn.
  • Children who can’t read on grade-level by the end of third grade are four times more likely to not graduate from high school.
  • 74% of children who fail to read proficiently by the end of third grade falter in the later grades and often drop out before earning a high school diploma.
  • Every student who doesn’t graduate high school costs society an estimated $260,000 in lost earnings, taxes and productivity.
  • Studies show children who don’t graduate high school earn 40% less annually than peers who do graduate, and at least a whopping 100% less annually than those who earn a bachelor’s degree.
  • Reading is the most important skill needed to be successful in life.
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