Raising A Reader provides high-quality, age-appropriate books and shared reading techniques to low-income families to ensure that all children enter school with the tools they need to succeed.
Books Are Just the Beginning
Building Early Literacy Through Family Engagement
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Closing the achievement gap one book at a time.
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Empoderando a las familias para construir una simple y transformativa rutina: compartir libros diariamente.
El programa de rotación de libros de Raising a Reader, ayuda a las familias a desarrollar, practicar y mantener rutinas de alfabetización en casa. Màs información »
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讓家庭有信心和能力去建立簡明,有效的分享閱讀習慣。
Raising A Reader 的紅袋借書計劃幫助家庭在家裏發展,實施和保持讀寫能力的習慣。詳情…
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Providing early childhood literacy opportunities to give children and families the tools for lifelong success.
Raising A Reader’s book rotation program helps families develop, practice, and sustain home literacy routines.
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Working Together to Make the Biggest Impact
We’re working every day to find the best ways to let parents know what they’re doing right and how to do more of it! Read about our recent collaboration with Stanford University researchers in the New York Times.

Educators
Support early literacy development in your classroom with high quality program implementation. Tips and tricks for running your book rotation smoothly, delivering effective classroom read-aloud and ensuring parent engagement. Learn More »

Parents
You are your child’s first teacher - learn about effective strategies for choosing books and sharing stories with your young child to prepare them for success.
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Aprenda eficaces estrategias para elegir y compartir libros con sus hijos pequeños. Màs información »
您是小孩的第一個老師-了解多一些關於選書,和與您的孩子分享故事的策略,為他們的成功做好準備。了解更多 »

Volunteers
Interested in making a difference for children in your community? Join us as we support families to share books regularly with their children.
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Corporations
The best companies to work for are the ones who give back to their community. Join Raising A Reader to build a community where all children have the opportunity to engage in book sharing with their families and enter kindergarten ready to learn.
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Help us provide books, training and support to low income families so that they can share books and build language and literacy skills for future success.
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Get the Facts
Since 1999, Raising A Reader has been a leader in evidence-based literacy programming for young children. Outcome data demonstrates that Raising a Reader effectively develops family reading habits, and helps young children enter school ready to learn. Read more about our impact.
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