Read to a Child

Participate in Read to a Child's Eighth Annual March Online Campaign

Help support the continued transition of the Read Aloud Mentoring Program to virtual platforms and reunite our mentor-student reading pairs across the country!

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.

2019 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

99% of students improved in at least ONE of the ten success factors measured.

83% of students improved in all ALL TEN success factors measured.

1470 Students Served
34 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

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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