New “Tales for Tails” Program Combines Reading and Animals to Help Reading Skills
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ASHEBORO N.C. - More than half of Randolph County students are reading below their grade level and the Juvenile Day Reporting Center’s new "Tales for Tails" program aims to combat this problem by combining reading and animals.
According to the Randolph County School’s annual report card:
54% of students in North Carolina are not proficient in reading.
60% of Randolph County students are not proficient and are below the grade level.
49% of students in Randolph County perform below average in English.
“Reading proficiency is highly correlated with future success and high school graduation,” says Pamela Resch, Director of the Juvenile Day Reporting Center. “Reading helps children learn to make sense of the...