Are Virginia’s Children Ready?
- 52 percent of children entered kindergarten unprepared in at least one critical learning domain (literacy, math, self-regulation and social skills)[I].
- Too many children are falling behind. The health crisis wreaked havoc on our children’s education.
- More children are entering kindergarten without key readiness skills [ii].
- Many kindergarteners and first graders are at high-risk of reading failure. This will impact third grade reading outcomes for years[iii].
- Black, Hispanic, economically disadvantaged and English learners are at higher risk of reading failure [iii].
- Third graders not reading on grade level are more likely to drop out of school[iv].
Learn more about the issue at E3: Elevate Early Education.
- [i] The University of Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program, Spring 2021.
- [ii] The University of Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program, 2020.
- [iii] Virginia Department of Education, PALS, 2020.
- [iv] National Conference of State Legislators, 2019.
