Learning to read is the single most important factor determining a child´s success in school and progress in life.

Only one out of three 4th graders in America can read at grade level.

70% of children in many high poverty schools cannot read. In fact, the percentage of children who can read in America´s public schools has not substantially improved for more than 25 years.

Illiteracy costs the U.S. more than $225 billion a year in lost productivity.

Research from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development confirms that 95% of all children who attend public schools can become successful readers.

WHY AREN´T AMERICA´S CHILDREN READING?

• Breakdown in leadership
• Lack of high quality professional development for teachers
• No accountability
• Low expectations
• Inadequate assessment
• No strategy for helping underprivileged children catch up to their more affluent counterparts

Voyager presents a breakthrough solution: Voyager Universal Literacy System®

Unprecedented reading gains from the 2001 - 2002 school year confirm that the Voyager Universal Literacy System® is highly effective in teaching young children to read.

The Voyager Universal Literacy System is a comprehensive reading system based on extensive independent research and comprised of the critical components that impact all aspects of a child's ability to read.

1. Voyager Universal Literacy System is designed by teachers, for teachers to ensure ease of implementation and success in the classroom.
2. The System is a comprehensive K-3 system that meets and exceeds research-based recommendations for effective reading instruction.
3. Voyager partners with districts, both small and large, to close the achievement gap and ensure all children read at grade level or above by the end of third grade.
4. By leaving no struggling reader behind, the System resolves public education's two most critical challenges - illiteracy and the achievement gap.
5. The System achieves significant financial savings associated with the cost of student retention, special education referrals, ongoing intervention programs and low student attendance.
6. The System is completely aligned with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) 2001, No Child Left Behind.

To learn more about the Voyager Universal Literacy System, please download our Universal Literacy System brochure. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)