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.
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Closing the achievement gap one book at a time.
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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 with educators, parents and community partners to ensure school readiness in our communities.
Raising A Reader provides the tools and training needed for all stakeholders to help each child reach their full potential.

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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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 children's language and literacy skills for future success.
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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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