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Children who are read to frequently at age five are over half a school year ahead in reading performance at age 15, compared to those who are read to infrequently or not at all.
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A 1% increase in adult literacy would create an economic benefit of $67 billion gross domestic product for Canada per year.
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At least 42% of Canadian adults lack the literacy skills needed to succeed in Canada today.
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Nearly 14% of Canadian Grade 10 students do not have the baseline level of reading skills needed to navigate in our society.
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13% of Canadian fourth graders read at an advanced level, compared to 29% of fourth graders in Singapore and 26% in the Russian Federation (26%).
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Canada scores 18th in a global ranking of Grade 4 readers.
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27% of kids start Grade 1 vulnerable in one or more areas of development, including in the areas of language and cognitive development.
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Approximately 25% of Grade 3 children in Canada are not reading at grade level.
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90% of a child’s brain is reportedly developed by age five, before many children have access to formal education.