Words Alive Read Aloud

Program Overview

Reading aloud to young children is the most important thing we can do to help them become motivated, strong readers. Our Read Aloud volunteers do just that, sharing the joy of a good story while helping children develop the cognitive, language and social-emotional skills needed to be capable readers. Understanding the importance of book ownership in developing a love of reading, we also gift each child a new, quality book to keep twice a year.

During the 2020-21 program year, 1,260 students in preschool through fifth grade enjoyed weekly read aloud experiences with caring adults and added 5,722 books to their home libraries!