It’s hard to believe that the summer’s over and it’s time to start a new school year. It’s time to hang out with old friends and meet new friends, time for cool new school supplies and time to
DONATE CONTACT RESOURCES SERVICES A Message from our Executive Director As the nation tries to figure out how to significantly boost our dismal literacy scores, the term “High Dosage Tutoring” is being used
August is “Don’t Be a Bully Month” A bully is someone who tries to hurt other people on purpose. Bullies hurt people with their words or with their actions. Sometimes people are bullied because they look or
Our list of book recommendations this month highlights Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, and springtime. With the longer days and warmer weather, why not try reading one of these books outside? Five books for Cinco de Mayo Marco’s
DONATE CONTACT RESOURCES SERVICES CAREERS Executive Director Message Philadelphia’s Struggling Readers Need Quantity and Quality I attended the Bar Mitzvah of a wonderful young man last weekend and listened to the Rabbi talk about a photography
There are so many things going on in the month of April! We celebrate April Fool’s Day, Easter, Passover, Earth Day, Spring and Poetry Month. Here is a fun list that covers a little bit of everything. Ellie
Up First, A Note From Angela Angela Marks, Executive Director “Data is just summaries of thousands of stories — tell a few of those stories to help make the data meaningful.” — Chip and Dan Heath It used
This month, for Women’s History Month our list of book recommendations is as strong as the women it highlights. And, you can find some Luck of the Irish, too! Sharice’s Big Voice by Sharice Davids (Grades K-3) In
A Message from our Executive Director More than 100 people attended Reading Allowed’s, “Literacy is a Social Justice Issue” event in January and I know they felt the same way I did about our speaker, Resha Conroy. Resha
Celebrate Black History Month with Reading AllowedThis month’s collection of children’s books highlights Black culture, historical figures, and triumphs–as well as the inequities and injustice that still exist–that enable young readers to learn about the Black experience in
A Message from our Executive DirectorLiteracy is a Social Justice Issue “I see it as basic as a right to clean water.” – Symone Walker, co-chair of Arlington’s NAACP education committee It is really gratifying to see more
On Monday, January 16, we will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Here are a few books to read with children of all ages to convey Dr.
