Abstract

Background: Children who live in extreme poverty (less than $2USD/day) and children who reside in orphanages are at-risk for developmental delays. These delays, when not addressed, carry forward into poor academic achievement. Haitian children are at high-risk for delays, with 59% of the population living on less than US$2/day. A USAID early grade reading assessment found that 75% of children at the end of first grade and nearly half of students finishing second grade could not read a single …

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