THE CHALLENGES WE FACE

ACCORDING TO BASELINE REPORT (2017), ONLY 2/5 OF STUDENTS IN THE METRO ATLANTA REGION ARE READING PROFICIENTLY BY THE END OF 3RD GRADE.

Baseline Report, 2017

BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS ARE MORE COMMON AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6–11 YEARS THAN CHILDREN YOUNGER OR OLDER (AGE OF FOUNDATIONAL READING ACQUISITION).

FOR CHILDREN WITHIN THIS AGE BAND WITH BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS, MORE THAN 1 IN 3 ALSO HAVE ANXIETY (36.6%) AND ABOUT 1 IN 5 ALSO HAVE DEPRESSION (20.3%)

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***DID YOU KNOW THAT FOUNDATIONAL READING ACQUISITION OCCURS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6-11?

CDC Data and Statistics on Children's Mental Health, 2019