Number of hours spent per week in front of a television by children aged two to five (link).
Word gap between low-income, middle-income, and high-income families (link).
We were founded with a clear mission: restore reading to its rightful place as one of the great habits of our society—particularly for low-income families.
There are many organizations doing wonderful work like providing books and partnering with schools to encourage reading. We intend only to become an advocate across media platforms for the value and habit of reading.
Join us and help restore reading.
There are many wonderful organizations making it easier than ever to encourage reading. Here are some of our favorites:
Studies are increasingly showing two alarming and correlated trends: decline in reading overall and an increase in screen use. Here are a few:
To Read or Not to Read, National Endowment of the Arts
The Early Catastrophe, American Federation of Teachers
The Relation of Children’s Television Viewing to School Achievement and I.Q., The Journal of Educational Research
