Growing Engaged Readers
Students need access to books they love and positive connections with those books to become engaged readers.
Decades of research with children of all ages, in varied socioeconomic and cultural groups, show that access to books in the home is one of the strongest predictors of educational achievement. Building a culture of literacy in school and out of school nurtures positive attitudes about reading and the habits of successful readers, which fosters a lifelong love of reading and learning.
Book Trust’s Impact in Classrooms, Schools, and Communities
Book Trust partnered with WestEd—a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that aims to improve the lives of children and adults at all ages of learning and development—to better understand the needs of the communities we serve and ways to enhance program services. Exploratory research findings from 2023-2024 interviews, focus groups, and surveys conducted with teachers, students, and parents and caregivers, are highlighted here.
View the full report, including methodology and findings.
Book Trust is Part of the Solution
BOOKS CHOSEN
STUDENTS SERVED
TEACHERS ENGAGED
SCHOOLS SERVED
States Book Trust Operated in During the 2023-2024 School Year
