The school that we have chosen for our inaugural KG’s Karnival of Books is 78.3% economically disadvantaged, 27.4 are English language learners and 20.6% have disabilities.

What the statistics say:

• 61% of families in low-income families have no book at all in their homes for their children.

• Children from lower-income homes have limited access to books.

• More than 80 percent of children from economically disadvantages communities lose reading skills over the summer because they lack access to books, learning resources, and such enrichment opportunities as trips to the library, bookstore, or museum.

• Student who lose reading ability over the summer rarely catch up.

• Over time, the summer learning slide can add up to equivalent of three years of reading lose by the end of fifth grade.