ALPACA – The opportunity to spot literacy challenges early, before small struggles turn into large hurdles...
Research findings
- Intervening with a 9-year-old child takes four times as long as it does with a 5-year-old in the early stages of learning (Lyon & Fletcher, 2001).
- 90% of children struggling with reading will reach appropriate literacy levels if they get support by 6 years old (Vellutino et al 1996).
- 80% of learners who are struggling to read at the age of 6 continue to face reading difficulties at the age of 9 (Sparks, Patton & Murdoch 2014).