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These 5 songs might be better than the ABCs at helping your child learn to read
Discover new music that makes learning fun, all while building essential early literacy skills.
Queen City Readers transforms community volunteers into high-impact reading tutors
Teaching word reading with high-dosage synthetic phonics tutoring
Early Literacy Resources for Educators
Research, classroom strategies, workshops, and more to support you as you teach the next generation of readers.
Thank you to the 130+ volunteers of Reading Promise Week 2023
In just one week, over 130 volunteers helped us pack 11,000 literacy kits and 16,000 children’s books!
Want to help your child learn to read? Spencer Russell shares tips beyond the alphabet song
Remember, every parent has the ability to teach their child to read.
You’ve watched The Right to Read—now it’s time to take action.
Explore this list of ideas and resources to support young readers in Philadelphia.
Together is Better: A Recap of Read by 4th's 2023 Partner Network Meeting
We came together to commune, reflect, and celebrate another year of partnership-driven impact.
Structured literacy takes center stage at PA Higher Ed Summit 2023
Read by 4th is working to support the highest quality teacher preparation in literacy instruction - so that all children learn to read.
Philly’s public schools have one certified librarian—PARSL is working to change that
Every child in Philadelphia deserves to have a school librarian.
10 stats you should know about Philly’s early literacy crisis and movement
We’ve gathered some data about Philly’s early literacy crisis and those fighting it.
KABOOM!’s new Story Trails will bring neighborhood stories to life
A place to play is a place to learn.
This epic event showed families the connection between slime and storytime
And is a Neighborhood Literacy Fund awardee.
Read Across America Week is a time for activism
In addition to celebrating, make a point to better understand the early literacy crisis and how to get involved.
Vocabulary as a Building Block for Literacy
You can help our children learn, think about, and use new words.
Assessing School District of Philadelphia Student Literacy Performance in Grades K 3
Understanding how we measure performance is key to supporting young readers.
CUNY Reading Corps transforms pre-service teachers’ coursework into high-impact tutoring
In SY22-23, CUNY Reading Corps will train 800 tutors to reach more than 2,700 early readers in NYC Department of Education schools.