Other Literacy Programs

While by no means a comprehensive list of the many excellent programs working to improve children’s literacy, this list includes some we have found that approach the field in different ways.

Reading Recovery
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
First Book
Raising a Reader
Page Ahead
Raising Readers
Reach Out and Read
Imagination Library

Reading Recovery. “Reading Recovery is a highly effective short-term intervention of one-to-one tutoring for low-achieving first graders. The intervention is most effective when it is available to all students who need it and is used as a supplement to good classroom teaching.”
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Reading Is Fundamental (RIF). RIF's National Book Program offers children a choice of 2-5 books per year and bases their program on three principles: "book ownership, motivational activities, and family involvement in children's reading."
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First Book. From their site: "The primary goal of First Book is to work with existing literacy programs to distribute new books to children who, for economic reasons, have little or no access to books"
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Raising a Reader. Program features red bags of books rotated through children's classrooms, day care facilities, etc.
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Page Ahead. From their site: "Providing new books and promoting reading activities for at-risk children to enrich their lives and strengthen our communities"
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Raising Readers. From their site: "Raising Readers promotes reading to young children between birth and age 5 by giving them books as part of their regular well child health care."
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Reach Out and Read. From their site: "Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a program that promotes early literacy by bringing new books and advice about the importance of reading aloud into the pediatric exam room."
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