Right To Read is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing equitable access to quality reading resources, personalized support, and community-based programs to empower students in achieving literacy and lifelong success.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Only 37% of 4th-grade students nationwide are proficient in reading, making them more likely to experience poverty, school drop out, and academic failure.
Illiteracy has a direct correlation with the American prison population as 3 out of 5 prison inmates can't read.
Children who are not reading on grade level by the end of 3rd grade have a 1 in 8 chance of catching up and are 4x more likely to drop out of school.
88% of struggling readers in third grade did not graduate from high school. Third-grade reading proficiency is a key predictor of high school graduation.
One out of five students has a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia is the most common learning-based disability not diagnosed in the public school system.
How we help
Educators
Right to Teach is a flexible professional learning initiative designed to support educators with practical, research-based strategies for literacy instruction. Through workshops, targeted resources, and opportunities for mentorship, we help teachers strengthen their reading instruction and drive student success.
Right To Read welcomes all learners and families. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, language, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, immigration status, or income in our programs, services, or employment.