We get children reading
Globally, 64% of 10-year-olds cannot read and understand a simple story. You can help change that. Get children reading today so they can reach their potential.
The reading crisis is threatening the future, but there is a solution
When children read regularly, they grow up to be better educated adults with higher earning potential and stronger emotional intelligence. The future is bright when we get children reading.
Education
When a child reads, they start school ready to learn and are more likely to succeed in school.
Earning Potential
When a child reads and develops digital literacy skills, they become employable adults, vital to the economy.
Emotional Intelligence
When a child reads, they develop essential cognitive and social skills like empathy, which supports positive social change.
We get children reading with BookSmart
With BookSmart, children have the required tools to build their reading skills through high-quality books, activities that reinforce reading skills in fun and interactive ways, and where they are celebrated for their reading success.
Get children reading so they can reach their potential
Every $1 invested in a child’s early learning can yield a $4 to $16 dollar return. Every dollar you contribute to Worldreader will be used to get children reading.
Explore the impact of reading on children around the world
22 MILLION readers across 100 COUNTRIES
77 MILLION books read
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