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Immigrant parents who don’t speak English can sit in school and learn alongside their children, thanks to a revolutionary family-literacy program.
Over the past 20 years, more than a million families with parents who couldn't read or speak English have participated in the program.
"Studies find that the parents' educational level and the family's poverty status play a huge role in a child's academic success," says Sharon Darling, the founder and president of the nonprofit National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL).
34 million adult Americans—14% of the population, struggle with reading and writing English.
“Lack of literacy affects every aspect of a person's life,” according to Parade Magazine.
Of the nation's unemployed, historically 75% have been people with limited literacy skills; 43% of low-literacy adults live in poverty. .gif)
Among the 2 million immigrants who come to the U.S. each year, about 50% lack a high school education and have poor English-language skills.
To solve the problem, the Toyota Family Literacy Program was created in 2003. Today, the program serves 75 elementary schools in 25 communities across the U.S.
Even those who grumble about our country having too many immigrants who can’t speak English have to admit that this program supports the goal of keeping English our primary language.
To volunteer, or to get help—contact the National Center for Family Literacy.
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