The Reading Alliance

The Reading Alliance works to unleash the power of community working together to solve the literacy problem our students face. We believe all children should be reading at grade level by the end of third grade— the time at which reading to learn, and not just learning to read, becomes essential.
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Having the ability to reading at an early age is essential to later success in education, employment, and life. Students who are not reading at proficient levels by the end of third grade are more likely to struggle throughout their school years, which in turn leads to higher dropout rates and fewer students being college and career ready. Increasing proficiency rates and closing the achievement gap are among the most persistent educational challenges we face in Arizona. Research shows that when community leaders, members, and public and private agencies collectively work as partners to share the responsibility for all children reading on grade level by the end of third grade is attainable.