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Nationally, a lot of this is tied to poverty, high rate of childhood poverty in baltimore city, like a third of black children live in poverty and you see this in rural areas of the state of maryland, somerset county, high poverty rate and low proficiency on reading tests. >> dana: dr. carson, if you had a magic wand, what would be way to reverse this really negative trend? >> concentrate early on getting kids reading. if you get a kid reading at great level by third great, it completely changes the trajectory of their lives, graduation rates increase if that is the case. >> dana: all right. >...

>> laura: by the way it's a lot easier than algebra 2 or precal or calculus or statistics. >> when we're beneath proficiency in reading, math, and science in the united states. >> laura: the indians are out there doing climate change. >> but they are way above us academically. they can afford it. but here's the problem. why are we training these kids to be professional activists, train them to do something. then you can get politically motivated because -- i don't like this. >> laura: no. if you learn something, go out in the world, study it and learn it, fine, or if you've just done something...

>> when we're beneath proficiency in reading, math, and science in the united states. >> laura: the indians are out therece doing climate change. >> but they are way above us academically. they can afford it. but here's the problem. why are we training these kids to be professional activists, train them to do something. then you can get politically motivated because -- i don't like this. >> laura: no. if you learn something, go out in the world, study it and learn it, fine, or if you've just done something, i'm 14, pay attentioo to me. okay. >> the "new york times" had this little opinion piec...

Great thing about books when the kid opens it, i'm not the star. he or she becomes the star. it's fun for the whole family when kids learn how to get builds self-esteem and probably one of the most rewarding things that i didn't even know was going to be a result of book when i hear parents and grandparents tell me this got their kid reading. you know, it is just a very easy way to get kids into reading. play on words. and double means and all these things. we are learning and don't even realize it and the whole family is having fun in the meantime. make a shy kid come out of his shell a littl...