OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS IN CRISIS

“[Gen Alpha] is doomed…illiterate and feral…” – LA Times, 3/22/2024

67% of our kids cannot read at grade level.

According to the recent study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 33% of fourth and fifth graders nationwide are reading at “a proficient level.”

Literacy in the u.s. has been in decline since the 1960s.

The national attrition rate of teachers is over 300,000 per year. New teachers are in increasingly short supply.

California ranks 50th in the nation for literacy. Wonder why?

• California Schools ordered to cut 40% of their budgets
• Teachers fired across the state
• Inglewood School District alone has scheduled the closure of 8 schools

LASSO LITERACY IS HERE TO HELP

As a 501 (c) 3 audiobook production company specifically designed to assist children struggling with reading and comprehension, our mission is to encourage literacy by providing fully produced, full cast recordings of required curriculum titles as well as additional works by noteworthy children’s authors.

Statistics prove that a child who listens to audiobooks can improve their reading ability by two grade levels. Distributed by Big Happy Family, these titles are provided free of charge as downloadable content to public school districts and libraries, particularly those in under-served and under-educated areas of California.