Growing Readers is a program designed to help communities create a sustainable path to lifelong learning for every child. Our community-based model centers around the goal of propagating the norm of a daily routine of shared book reading in households with young children.
The Book Desert Map makes the problem of book scarcity visible and helps communities initiate conversations across the public, private, and civic sectors about the geography of books and reading, as well as the structural inequalities that pose barriers to Growing Readers.
The R.E.A.D. Framework is a planning tool that helps communities focus on innovative solutions and evaluate progress as they build capacity to grow a community of lifelong learners.
Unite for Literacy has partnered with schools, tribes, nonprofits, and businesses over the last decade to re-imagine the roots of literacy education and grow lifelong readers. As a result, Book Gardens are sprouting up in communities large and small across North America.
How can your community grow readers? Take one small step to plant the seeds of lifelong learning by getting in touch with us to share your hopes, challenges, and plans for your children’s future.