Gretchen and Jeanine, the Founders of Fundamental Learning Center, had no other choice but to do the work themselves. Their kiddos were struggling and nobody could help them.
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There were anxiety attacks, tummy-ache calls from the nurse, and a lot of frustration and saddess.
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After years of back-and-forth, it was clear was the only option was to do it themselves. Jeanine spent six years spending three weeks in Dallas, three weeks in Wichita so she could get the best possible training for her son, Cooper.
She didn't want any other parent to feel the way she did for so long - all kids deserve to get the help they need. So, in 2000 Fundamental Learning Center was created and the impact began.
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67% of 4th grade Kansas Kids cannot read
Less than 20% of black students are proficient readers
Less than 50% of Hispanic students are proficient readers
There is a strong correlation between poverty and literacy issues. Only 5% of Americans with strong literacy skills live in poverty.
Dyslexia is hereditary, therefore it passes along reading difficulties from generation to generation - perpetuating the poverty cycle.
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We can end the cycle if we identify struggling students early and get them up-to-speed.
40% of Prisoners are dyslexic
If you can't read, you can't work a traditional job. You are left to whatever means possible to make ends meet.
By focusing on reading difficulties, we are truly fighting the war on drugs or crime.
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The U.S. Department of Justice says that the link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure.