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Every child, a reader.
Through Read On!, we bring one-on-one reading support into the school day, and we care for each child's school and family alongside them.
Reading opens the door to a flourishing life.
A child's ability to read is one of the strongest predictors of how they will fare for the rest of their life: in school, at work, and in their health and well-being. Children who aren't reading proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma, and six times more likely when they are also growing up in poverty. Across California, low-income students are far less likely to be reading at grade level. Read On! helps close that gap, one child at a time.
Wrapped around every reader.
A child doesn't learn to read in a vacuum. Read On! surrounds each student with care at every level: in their reading, in their school, and in their home.
Every student gets two 30-minute one-on-one sessions each week with a trained volunteer, using the evidence-based SIPPS curriculum and led by a certified educator at each school. Growth is measured at the beginning, middle, and end of the year.
We partner with Mount Diablo Unified and support each school in what it needs, from stocked pantries to care for teachers and staff.
Volunteers pack weekend bags with books matched to each child's reading level, food, clothing when needed, and notes of encouragement for students and caregivers. Over time, real relationships grow with each family.
A week in the life of a reader.
Reading grows through rhythm: steady practice at school, care that follows children home, and a family that reads together.
Everything you are doing for my daughter and I is very helpful. Thank you so much. I read with her and she is really doing great. Today we worked on words that begin with Y and she did exceptional reading.
Denielle Mason & Brielle Kendall
Exceptional educators with a heart for care, Denielle and Brielle lead Read On! at our partner schools, training volunteers and walking alongside every student and family.
When a child learns to read, confidence is restored, futures are rewritten, and hope takes root. Through strong partnerships with local school districts, we believe the local church can come alongside every school so every child is known, supported, and able to flourish.
Rooted in Bay Point, growing with care.
Read On! began in Bay Point, where we walk alongside two Mount Diablo Unified elementary schools. We serve K–5 students who are one to two grade levels behind in reading, in a community where more than 80% of students come from low-income households.
We believe every school deserves a church that comes alongside it. As Read On! grows, we're always glad to connect with schools, districts, and churches who share that hope. Start a conversation →
Become a reading tutor, pack weekend bags, or sponsor a student. Every volunteer is trained, and a certified educator leads each school site.