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Beyond Likes: Friendship, Literacy, and the Real Meaning of Giving

History In today’s world, friendships can sometimes feel defined by numbers or surface-level connections. But true friendship is found in the people who show up, time and again, in meaningful ways. This is the story of my friend Barb, how our friendship shaped Teach My Kid to Read, and what her support has meant to me. Barb and I are both from New Jersey, and we met as kids in Pennsylvania, where our families had homes across the lake. We reconnected as freshmen in college, when we moved into the same dorm. From the start, we were different: Barb was edgy and fashionable, drawn to punk rock; I was less edgy, into sports, and not very stylish. However, we always had core commonalities. We were both reliable and hard workers, and determined to be independent and successful. We had many adventures in those formative years.  One snowy Thanksgiving ride back to campus ended in a breakdown, a smoke-filled house full of cats, and no way to call for help (this was long before cell phones). I think Barb was even allergic to the cats, but that memory, less the acrid smell of smoke and a chorus of meowing, is somewhat of a haze. After college, I landed a publishing job in Boston. Not long after, Barb moved there too, working… | Read More »Beyond Likes: Friendship, Literacy, and the Real Meaning of Giving

New Partnership with Amenia and Millerton

Teach My Kid to Read is excited to announce a partnership with AmeniaFree Library, NorthEast Millerton Library, and Whole Phonics to provide Summer Reading Program decodable books in support of the ongoing efforts to teach children to read using science-aligned instruction.

First-Ever Literacy Hub

In partnership with the Buffalo Sabres Foundation and WNY Literacy Initiative, Teach My Kid to Read creates in-school literacy hubs providing everyone access to critical literacy resources.

Your Donor Impact

This year has been one of extraordinary growth for Teach My Kid to Read! Thanks to the generosity of our donors and community members, we are raising awareness of the use and value of decodable books as an equitable tool for early and struggling readers, and providing library staff with critical training, resources, and access to bring decodable books to all children. Full Impact Letter

The Editorial Board: Buffalo superintendent aims to ensure third-graders read at level

“Buffalo School Board’s approved $16,000 from the Sabres Foundation, the charitable arm of the local pro hockey team, to start developing literacy hubs in city schools……book-focused hubs, with an emphasis on equity, are expected to be implemented in the libraries of one or two city schools at a time…..Teach My Kid to Read, a national group of professionals who direct community initiatives related to learning to read, has been selected to develop the hubs.” Read Full Article