The Cost of Reading

Library card… $20.00

A new children’s book… $10.99

Standard book mark… $1.00

Significantly lowering the chance your child may become unemployed or in poverty… Priceless.

A child learning to read adds up to more than just a couple bucks out of your wallet, studies show it may cost them a chance at living a considerably better life.

Invest in a child's future by taking
the time to read to them.

According to the Literacy Information and Communication System (LICS), a government run infrastructure dedicated to improving communication and information exchange on literacy nationwide, 75% of American adults that are unemployed have reading or writing difficulties. That’s a very scary statistic considering today’s uncertain economy. It’s harsh but its true; how well a child reads can significantly affect whether or not they struggle to make a living later on in life. The 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey shows that there is a strong correlation between literacy levels and income.  43% of people with the lowest literacy skills live in poverty. By denying a child a chance to read, you are denying them at a chance at a better life.

Reading to a child costs a lot of things: money, time, and maybe even a little patience. But when you add all that up, isn’t giving every child a fair chance in life worth the cost?  If you would like to volunteer a little bit of your time to help offer a child a better chance in life, click the following link: http://everybodywinsiowa.org/volunteer/index.html

To learn more about the shocking affects of literacy on a child’s future you can visit the National Education Association’s website.

Click here to learn more about the LICS.