I PROMISE TO:
Stay informed and rally others. 

Children’s reading ability and confidence improve when grownups stand up for their family’s civil and educational rights.

Family Fun:

• Talk about our rights together. 

• Teach you about civil and women’s rights heroes and famous educators. 

• Make signs for our next rally or march. 

• Remind as often as I can that you you are the future.

I PROMISE TO:
Support the fight for fairer systems so that every child can become a strong reader full of opportunities.

Children’s reading ability and confidence improve when grown-ups demonstrate how to hold systems accountable to protect literacy as a fundamental right.

Family Fun:

• Teach you how to share, love, and respect others. 

• Make it a regular thing to discuss current events with you. 

• Help you write letters to the editor, companies, and local leaders to tell them what we think about important issues.

I have the right to read. To dream beyond just black and white. To see myself within the pages and find a book that is just right.

With each chapter I see what’s possible. Read through and between each line. I hold the power of each word and share ideas that are just mine.

Let me write the world I want to live in. Raise my voice, my mind, my hand to tell stories from my neighborhood and off in distant lands.

A book is more than just a book. It’s a line, a ladder through space and time. I’m the author of my own story. I turn the page. I claim what’s mine.

The story of our lives can change with just a single word. Reading is the key to the life our children deserve.