Celebrating 10 years, the science of reading put to work
We believe all children deserve to learn to read, and all teachers can learn to teach them.
For ten years, The Reading League has helped educators bring evidence-aligned reading instruction into real classrooms: through 46 chapters, the Compass resource hub, the Journal, and professional learning that meets schools where they are.
Teachers · Leaders · Families · Researchers · Policymakers. Everyone has a seat in this homeroom.
46 chapters strong
01Sound it out
Reading is not magic. It is a skill that can be taught.
This is a word wall, the way a classroom uses one. Turn a card to see the sound a letter makes, then press Sound it out to blend the sounds into a word. It is exactly what The Reading League helps teachers teach.
The word wall
Seven letters. Five sounds. Turn a card, or press Sound it out.
Try another word:
These are real letter to sound patterns, the building blocks of structured literacy. In a full build, the wall becomes an accessible teaching pattern chapters can reuse.
02The chapter network
46 chapters. One movement. Find yours.
Every chapter is run by local educators. Hover any state to peek inside. Click or tap it to meet your league. Keyboard users: press Tab to move through states, then Enter for details.
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Chapter network, sample data for concept demonstration
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Grade 4 at benchmark
“We exist to advance the awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-aligned reading instruction. Every chapter on this map is that mission, made local.”
The Reading League mission
Impact at a glance
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03Start here
Every reader has a champion. Which one are you?
Five doors, one league. Pick the one that sounds like you.
The Compass is The Reading League's hub for evidence-aligned resources: guides, courses, toolkits, videos, and the Journal. Try the live demo. Type a word like phonics, family, or assessment.
What actually makes a reader?
Decades of research point to a simple equation, the Simple View of Reading: skilled reading takes both decoding and language comprehension. Turn either one off to see why both matter.
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Skilled readingBoth parts working together
Based on the Simple View of Reading (Gough and Tunmer, 1986), a foundational model in the science of reading.
A Defining Guide, on the reading table
Showing all 10 sample resources.
Demo search over a small sample dataset, built for this concept. The production Compass adds faceted discovery by type, audience, and topic.
05Professional learning
Bring the science to your whole school.
From a single workshop to a multi-year implementation, The Reading League partners with schools and districts to turn research into daily practice.
“The training did not just change one classroom. It gave our whole building a shared language for how reading works.”
School leader, district partnership. Illustrative, written for this concept.
Workshops and keynotes grounded in the research base
Coaching and implementation support for leadership teams
The Online Academy: self-paced courses for busy educators
Curriculum evaluation guidance you can defend to your board
Real photo: attendees at The Reading League's national conference.
07Why it matters
Your gift teaches the teacher. The teacher reaches every child.
Two years ago, a handful of my second graders ended the year reading at benchmark. This year, nearly all of them did. Nothing about my kids changed. What changed was what I knew.
Second grade teacher and chapter member. Illustrative testimonial, written for this concept.
$50Puts the Defining Guide and starter resources in a teacher's hands.
$250Sponsors an educator's seat in an Online Academy course.
$1,000Helps a new state chapter fund its first year of meetups.
Illustrative giving levels, written for this concept demonstration.
Give with confidence. The Reading League holds Charity Navigator Four-Star and Candid Silver Transparency (see the footer).
