| THE PROBLEM Overview These children are smart, creative and talented, and they often use their innovation and intelligence to compensate for their reading problems; but most will never achieve their academic potential. They live in fear of being called upon to read aloud in class, and are often labeled as "slow" by their teachers and as "dumb" (or worse) by their classmates. The stigmatization and damage to self esteem is often irreversible, with reading impaired children often developing co-morbidity with emotional and behavioral disorders. Yet, with early identification and remediation, it is possible to catch these children before they fail. In fact, over 90% of children with reading problems can learn to overcome their challenges if they receive appropriate intervention at an early age. Edvocacy's objective is to help these children apply their considerable skills and talents to enrich their own lives, and to contribute successfully in the world we all share.
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This very day, millions of children will
struggle with the most basic reading and writing tasks. In the US, it is estimated that
between 15-20% of all elementary school students have some level of biologically rooted
reading impairment. Yet, only one out of twenty (just 5% of children who have these
problems) are ever identified and provided with the help they need to overcome their
challenges. 