1. Early Childhood Literacy: Improving Social & Economic Outcomes Working Group II - Indicator and Data Overview September 27, 2013

2. Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 3 Today, there are 14,675 3 rd graders in Fresno County 8,072 (55%) of them are not proficient in reading 1 in 6 (16%) will not graduate from high school 1,292 are potential high school dropouts 3 rd grade reading levels Third grade reading levels are indicative of students’ performance across subjects and are a strong predictive indicator of whether or not a student will graduate from high school. Why third grade reading levels? Source(s): The Children’s Movement, Fresno, 2012; Kids Count Data Center, 2012

3. Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 3 Across the U.S.:  85% of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate  60% of all prison inmates are functionally illiterate  Recidivism rates drop from 70% to 16% if inmates receive literacy help Illiteracy contributes to incarceration Source(s): Begin to Read; DoSomething.org – 11 Facts about Literacy in America

4. Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 3 Societal costs of crime and illiteracy Source(s): Kids Count Data Center, 2010; Children Now’s California Report Card 2010 11,542 Youth incarcerated in 2010 $1.1 billion annually Cost of crime $252,000 annually Cost of incarceration per minor In California…

5. Exposure to reading  1 in 5 children were read to less than 3 times a week  3 in 5 children are not enrolled in preschool Absenteeism  6% of children missed school due to illness or injury  20% of third grade students missed at least 10 days of school  8% of students were suspended in Fresno County in 2012  44% of Fresno County households moved within the last 5 years Violence in the home/neighborhood safety:  Domestic violence calls (11.0 per 1,000), nearly double the state rate (6.1)  Violent crime (509 per 100,000 people), 7% higher than for the state  20% of California families earning incomes of $25K or less reported their child’s safety in the neighborhood was somewhat unsafe/very unsafe Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 3 What influences 3 rd grade literacy? Source(s): Kids Count Data Center 2011 - 2012; kidsdata.org; American Community Survey, 2008 - 2010

6. Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 3 Impact of improving 3 rd grade literacy If all children in Fresno County learn to read by the 3 rd grade… …then we could change the following…

7. Impact of improving 3 rd grade literacy Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 2 High school dropouts 15% of Fresno County students who had entered the 9 th grade four years earlier did not receive a high school diploma in 2012. Fresno County 4-Year Adjusted Cohort Dropout Rate, 2010 - 2012 Source(s): Kids Count Data Center, 2010–2012; Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007 Individuals who lack a high school diploma are more likely to face unemployment, earn lower wages, require public assistance, and engage in criminal activity.

8. Youth felony arrests by race/ethnicity, 2012 11 th Graders reporting a high level of school Connectedness, 2008 - 2010 Self-reported gang membership, 11 th Graders, 2008 - 2010 Alcohol, tobacco or drug Use within the past month, 11 th Graders, 2008 - 2010 Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 3 Impact of improving 3 rd grade literacy More healthy, safe and secure youth More engaged and connected youth Source(s): Kidsdata.org, 2008 - 2010; Fresno Area Strive 2012 Baseline Report

9. Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 3 Impact of improving 3 rd grade literacy Source(s): California Dropout Research Project, 2008, 2009; A Portrait of California, 2011. Benefits not only for Fresno County… but for the state of California… Fiscal gains: (Per high school graduate)  An additional $290,000 in earnings per graduate  $100,000 more in federal, state and local taxes  $53,000 in economic benefits at the local level, $390,000 statewide Social benefits:  3,774 more children reading proficiently by 8 th grade  317,216 fewer adults would be obese  202 fewer murders, 51,081 fewer prisoners  Life expectancy would increase on average by six months  975,055 more people would vote in general elections 3 rd Gr. LiteracyHS graduates Improved outcomes

10. Children’s Summit 2013Working Group 3 Impact of improving 3 rd grade literacy Reading by the third grade means opportunity for life