America's Reading Crisis: Recommendations from the Science of Behavior matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in community routines and natural environments. In America's Reading Crisis, for this course, the practical stakes show up in feasible school-based support, stronger collaboration, and better student participation, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Reading proficiency has significant long-term impact at the individual, community, and national level. According to the World Literacy Foundation, illiteracy costs the United States approximately $300.8 billion in employment, business growth, health, crime, and welfare (Cree, Kay, & Stewart, 2022). Unfortunately, the national reading scores for fourth-grade students in the United States have dropped in the last several years. For instance, the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading report showed that only 32% of 4th-grade students are proficient readers and that the gap is even greater for students with disabilities as well as those from marginalized backgrounds. Early reading proficiency is critical because children who read proficiently by the 3rd grade are more likely to graduate high school, go to college, earn higher incomes, and have greater retirement savings compared to those who do not. In other words, achieving literacy early in life has many benefits for individuals and their communities, particularly for those from marginalized backgrounds. This presentation will discuss applications of the science of behavior to literacy instruction to ensure successful outcomes for struggling readers.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 1 | General |
Margaret Uwayo is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Kalamazoo Academy for Behavioral and Academic Success (KABAS), a non profit ABA based school, where she leads programs blending ABA, education, and culturally responsive practices. With over a decade experience, she previously served as Senior Director of Behavioral Health & Academic Success in early childhood at YWCA Kalamazoo (2021 - 2025), Interim Vice President of Improving Lives of Children (ILC) at YWCA, and was a part-time Lecturer at Michigan State Univeristy and Western Michigan University. A researcher, clinician, and keynote speaker, Dr. Uwayo specializes in Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI), verbal behavior, literacy, special education, and organizational behavior management. Her work advances ABA in diverse early childhood programs, school settings, and global dissemination, particularly in Africa, while championing social justice and equity in behavior analysis and education. Dr. Uwayo serves as a Board Member on several nonprofit organizations that provide community, residential, and behavioral services.
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