Read to a Child | Impact the Future of a Child

Open up a child's world through reading.

Read to a child and the two of you can go anywhere. Outer space. Underwater caves. The corner store. And, research shows that by reading aloud with children, you’re improving their future. One story at a time.

2018 NUMBERS

100% of students improved in at least ONE of the ten success factors measured.

81% of students improved in all ALL TEN success factors measured.

1432 Students Served
31 Schools
5 Regions

100% of students improved in at least ONE of the ten success factors measured.

81% of students improved in all ALL TEN success factors measured.

1432 Students Served
31 Schools
5 Regions

100% of students improved in at least ONE of the ten success factors measured.

81% of students improved in all ALL TEN success factors measured.

1432 Students Served
31 Schools
5 Regions

Literacy is a Basic Need, a White Paper produced by Read to a Child Staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (5/2020) is available HERE.

Jump to resources that bring the great potential of read alouds into your home by clicking HERE!

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Read to a Child sends best wishes for good health to all! As of Monday 3/16, the Lunchtime Reading Program has been suspended at all schools in all of our regions due to school closures resulting from COVID-19. We will also be postponing many of our regional events for the same reason. Until we are able to re-open our programs and hold fundraising events, our thousands of volunteers and stakeholders can best help by donating to support our mission!

83% of 4th graders from low-income families are not proficient in reading

Children who are read to at least 3x/week are almost twice as likely to score in the top 25% in reading

Students who talk about reading have higher average reading scores than students who never or hardly ever talk about reading.

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