Reading has the power to change the lives of children and the communities they live in. Few people know this better than Ann Hagaman, an Adult Education Teacher in the small town of Crete, Nebraska. Ann has been working to get families reading by empowering parents and caregivers through her Adult Education classes that teach … Continue Reading →

International EdTech nonprofit Worldreader is excited to announce the selection of grantees for the 2024 Let’s Get Children Reading Grant. This initiative aims to support US community-based organizations, schools, and learning institutions in fostering a love for reading among children aged 3 to 12 and their families. The Let’s Get Children Reading Grant program opened … Continue Reading →

To celebrate the announcement of our 2024 Let’s Get Children Reading Grant winners, we want to highlight the incredible efforts made by last year’s recipients. Often, getting children reading just requires someone to grant young readers the opportunities they need to thrive. That’s why for the second year in a row, we’re excited to run … Continue Reading →

LaundryCares helped this mother of 13 connect with reading at a laundromat in Minneapolis. For some people, reading might feel like just as much of a chore as laundry. But for 13-year-old Kenali, who stumbled into the extraordinary world of books while lugging her family’s clothes to the Mega Wash laundromat, that’s no longer the … Continue Reading →

Changing the landscape of family engagement with BookSmart. Statewide, nearly half of Florida 4th graders started the school year without being able to read proficiently. The Florida Grade-Level Reading Campaign (FGLRC), an initiative of the Florida Alliances of Children’s Councils & Trusts (FACCT), is committed to changing this with the help of a new initiative … Continue Reading →

How Worldreader and Raising a Reader are leveraging technology, family reading, and school readiness to improve healthy outcomes for children in pediatric clinics Every clinic waiting room has one: the frazzled adult with several kids in tow, carrying an overstuffed bag filled with Kleenex, crayons, and cracker crumbs. Maybe you’ve even been that adult who … Continue Reading →

In October, the Library of Congress (LOC) 2023 Literacy Awards winners and honorees came together for the Successful Practices Conference to share our work. These are some of our takeaways.   This International Literacy Day, Worldreader was honored with the US Library of Congress 2023 Literacy Award – International Prize. Thanks to the support of … Continue Reading →

Juanita Yancey, Executive Officer of the Georgia Head Start Association, knows a thing or two about running a successful Head Start program. In fact, it’s practically in her DNA.  “I was a Head Start kid back in the 1960s when the program was first created, and my mother was actually a Head Start teacher for … Continue Reading →

Rebecca Chandler Leege is Worldreader’s new Chief Executive Officer. From 2018-2023, Rebecca led Worldreader’s impact across the globe as Chief Impact Officer, helping the nonprofit reach over 22 million readers and transforming the organization’s strategy to be laser-focused on getting children reading across under-resourced communities. With more than 25 years of people-centered global leadership experience, … Continue Reading →

Together with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, we're making affordable housing more accessible for families in under-resourced areas by introducing a new way for future homeowners to put sweat equity into their homes — reading on BookSmart.