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Ballet and Books is a national,
non-profit organization striving to
reduce the literacy gap through
the hybrid storytelling of
dance and reading.
only
35%
of fourth-graders are proficient in reading in the U.S.¹
This is the literacy gap. The startling report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress revealed that only 35% of fourth-graders are proficient in reading in the United States. Conducted in 2019, the report is not yet reflective of the
even greater educational loss due to disruptions
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Early intervention is critical to repairing this gap and
course-correcting for future generations.
¹ National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019.
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