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SOUTHFIELD KAPPA FOUNDATION

2023 SCHOLARSHIP & COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER

READING LITERACY INITIATIVE

METROPOLITAN DETROIT AND NATIONAL LITERACY CRISIS
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• The Detroit March 17 edition of Crain's Business • A November 2018 report showed that a mere 10% of
Weekly Metro reported that a 12th grade student in the 3rd graders in the Detroit Public Schools would have
Detroit was only reading at a 2nd grade level. been eligible to move on to the 4th grade if the new
State of Michigan 3rd Grade Law was effect.
• In the State of California only 25% of black boys in its
K-12 public school system are proficient in reading August 30, 2019, edition of the Detroit News reported the
based on their standards. M-STEP Test results only showed a slight improvement in
reading proficiently.

• It is said that about 82% of those locked away in prison
have about a 3rd grade reading level or less.

MICHIGAN READING AND MATH PERFORMANCE (MI-RAMP)
A MICHIGAN 501(C)(3) DEVOTED TO READ & MATH LITERACY

• MI-RAMP is designed as a unique distance-learning program for young children, ages 4 to 12.
• The MI-RAMP model contains three people: one child, one parent, and one Teacher / Tutor.

• Many underserved children from single family homes do not get early exposure to academic fundamentals.

• As part of our commitment to Early Childhood Education, we donated $5,000 to MI-RAMP

EARLY CHILDHOOD

DEVELOPMENT IS A

SMART INVESTMENT

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