CHANGE A PRESCHOOLER'S LIFE FOREVER In your country and state-- 1/3 of all 6 year olds are not ready for reading in first grade. 60% of low income families have no books at home-- no cuddly bedtime stories no shared stories to fall in love with books no alternative to hours of TV A 48 month olds' vocabulary size can predict 11th grade reading scores. Prison officials predict cell numbers based on the numbers of 3rd graders who read below grade level.