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Literacy Champions

What is a Literacy Champion?

Anyone who helps a child to read is a Lit Champ in our book. But here, we want to acknowledge organizations that work every day to see that children learn to read, love to read, and have access to books.


SPOTLIGHT: Academy of American Poets

The Academy of American Poets, the largest membership-based nonprofit organization for poets, launched National Poetry Month, which takes place every April. Read more >

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A global literacy campaign to help kids read so they can succeed in school and in life.
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Support a Literacy Champion

Literacy Champions could use your help. Check out our list to see if there is one near you. Also, if you know of an organization that’s not on our list that you’d like to suggest as a Lit Champ, let us know.

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Read About Our Literacy Champion Spotlights


826 National >
Asia Foundation >
Academy of American Poets >
Book Trust >
Hands Across the Sea >
Lakota Pine Ridge >
LitWorld >
Pajama Program >
Paws for Healing >
Pencils of Promise >
Reach Incorporated >
Reach Out and Read >
Reading is Fundamental >
Storytime in Asia >
Toys for Tots >
Tuck’s R.U.S.H. for Literacy >
UCF Reading Camps >

Video messages to inspire
young readers:


Whoopi Goldberg         Amar'e Stoudemire
Sarah Jessica Parker     Henry Winkler
Keke Palmer                   Justin Tuck

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