Communities
It Takes a Community to Support a Family
Families are at the heart of imagineOne.
Parents and caregivers have the greatest opportunity to build the language experiences that prepare children for reading. Communities help make that possible.
imagineOne brings families, healthcare providers, educators, civic organizations, businesses, and community partners together around one shared goal:
Every Child Reading Ready Before Kindergarten.
Together, we help families access the tools, knowledge, and support they need during the critical birth-to-five years.
When we start early, we can help prevent reading struggles before they begin.
Prevention Changes the Math
When communities invest early, they can help build strong foundations before reading struggles begin.
imagineOne equips families during the critical birth-to-five years, when children are building the language and reading-ready skills that future reading depends on.
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$50
To prepare a child for reading
Books, portal access, and family support during the years that matter most.
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$6,500+
To help a child catch up later
Intervention, remediation, and long-term academic support after children fall behind.
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13x
Return on early literacy investment
Prevention is significantly more effective and more affordable than remediation.
Strong Readers Help Build Strong Communities
Reading readiness matters far beyond the classroom.
When children develop strong foundations for reading, they are better prepared to learn, communicate, participate in school, and continue building skills as they grow.
And when communities invest in children and families early, the benefits reach further:
Stronger families. Stronger schools. Stronger communities.
Preventing illiteracy is more than an education issue. It's a community issue.
Every Community Has a Role to Play
A Reading Ready Community surrounds families with support.
Healthcare providers, educators, civic organizations, businesses, libraries, schools, and community leaders each bring different strengths. imagineOne helps connect those strengths around one shared goal:
Every Child Reading Ready Before Kindergarten.
Rotary Clubs & Civic Organizations
Civic organizations can become powerful champions for reading readiness.
Through funding, volunteer engagement, community awareness, and family events, they help put tools directly into families' hands and bring local partners together around a shared goal.
One Child. One Family. One Community at a Time.
Healthcare Partners
Reading readiness is a community wellness issue.
Healthcare providers are among the first trusted professionals families see during a child's earliest years.
During well-child visits and developmental care, they can help families understand how talking, singing, reading, playing, and connecting support language development and reading readiness.
Through imagineOne partnerships, families can receive My First Steps to Reading® and access the Reading Ready Portal™ for practical, age-based guidance they can use at home.
Schools & Early Learning Centers
Preschools, childcare centers, schools, and early learning programs are trusted partners for children and families.
imagineOne gives providers and educators tools and training to strengthen the work they're already doing while helping families continue building language and reading readiness at home.
Children can receive My First Steps to Reading® for their home library, while families receive ongoing support through the Reading Ready Portal™.
Businesses & Foundations
Investing early creates lasting impact.
Businesses, foundations, and philanthropic partners can help bring the Reading Ready System™ to families and communities that might not otherwise have access.
Community investment can:
• put books and resources directly into homes
• give families ongoing guidance and support
• provide training and tools for trusted professionals
• help communities build a coordinated approach to reading readiness
• expand access to more children and families
Together, we can invest before children struggle—not after.
The Reading Ready System™
A book distribution can be a wonderful beginning. But lasting change takes more.
The Reading Ready System™ connects books, family guidance, provider and educator support, and community engagement so families have support throughout the critical birth-to-five years.
• My First Steps to Reading® home-library set
• Reading Ready Portal™ access
• age-based guidance and activities
• resources in English, Spanish, and Somali
• practical ideas for talking, singing, reading, playing, and connecting
Families Receive:
• training and professional learning
• practical tools for working with children
• family engagement resources
• support for connecting learning between their setting and home
Providers & Educators Receive:
• implementation guidance
• tools for community engagement
• support connecting local partners
• impact reporting and program support
Community Partners Receive:
Reading Ready Communities in Action
Greater Mankato, Minnesota | Where It Started
imagineOne's first Reading Ready Community brought together families, preschools, childcare providers, schools, healthcare, libraries, and civic partners around a shared goal.
Desert Sands Unified School District | California
Through this district partnership, children and families receive My First Steps to Reading® along with ongoing literacy guidance and support.
The Reading Ready Revolution works in communities of every size and geography. Yours could be next.
Join the Reading Ready Revolution™
This revolution isn't a fight. It's fun.
We're making reading readiness joyful, simple, and possible for every family.
Your community can help make that possible.
Bring families, providers, educators, healthcare partners, civic organizations, businesses, and community leaders together around one shared goal:
Every Child Reading Ready Before Kindergarten.
We don't have to wait for children to struggle with reading.
We can start before the struggle begins.
One Child. One Family. One Community at a Time.