Causes & Solutions
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
Roots
- Hopelessness
- Homelessness
- Hunger
- Attachment disorder
- Absence of books in the home
- Thirty Million Word Gap
- Not ready to learn by 1st grade
- 3rd grade failure to read benchmark
- Illiteracy
- Truancy
- Dropping out of school
- Joining gangs
- Juvenile delinquency
- Mental illness
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Domestic violence
- Child abuse
- Community violence
- Racism
- Mass incarceration
- Parental incarceration
- Prison industrial complex
Striking at the Roots
- Prevention
- Choice
- Cutting edge research
- Attachment theory
- Principles of family support
- Touchpoints
- Early developmental screening
- Resilience
- Nutrition
- Hope
- Literacy rich environment
- Home libraries
- A parent who reads
- Picture book sharing
- Read aloud
- Thirty Million Words by age three
- Early scribbles
- Family field trips
- Connection to community resources
- Libraries
- School readiness
- School success
- Job training
- Employment
- Justice
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