When Communities Work Together

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Prevention Changes the Math

Preventing a child’s struggle before it starts costs far less than trying to fix it later.

imagineOne helps communities equip families, support educators, and strengthen reading readiness before kindergarten through a connected model of home libraries, family guidance, educator support, and ongoing literacy engagement.

Students who cannot read proficiently by third grade are far more likely to struggle academically,
require additional support services, and experience long-term educational and economic challenges.

imagineOne changes this trajectory by helping communities support children and families during
the critical birth-to-five years, before reading struggles begin.

$50

To prepare a child for reading
Books, portal access, and family support during the years that matter most.
$6,500+

To help a child catch up later
Intervention, remediation, and long-term academic support after children fall behind.
13x

Return on early literacy investment
Prevention is significantly more effective and more affordable than remediation.

Reading Readiness Impacts More Than Academics

Children who struggle with reading often face challenges far beyond the classroom.

Early literacy is connected to:

• confidence and emotional well-being
• better communication and relationship skills
• improved classroom behavior and engagement

• improved long-term physical and mental health outcomes
• increase in graduation rates and economic opportunities

When communities help children build strong literacy foundations early, they help create healthier families, stronger schools, and more connected communities.

Preventing illiteracy improves outcomes across an entire community.

Every Community Has A Role To Play

Communities become reading ready when families, educators, healthcare providers, civic leaders, and local organizations work together around one shared mission:

Every child reading ready by kindergarten.

Rotary Clubs & Civic Organizations

Civic organizations help mobilize communities around early literacy through fundraising, volunteer engagement, awareness campaigns, and family support.

Community partners help place books directly into the hands of children and families while building local momentum around reading readiness.

Healthcare Partners

Literacy is a community wellness issue.

Healthcare providers connect families to literacy support during well-child visits and early developmental care, helping parents understand the importance of talking, reading, singing, and playing during the earliest years.

Children receive My First Steps to Reading® to build at home libraries, while families receive QR-enabled access to the Early Literacy Learning Portal with practical guidance they can begin using immediately at home.

Schools & Early Learning Centers

We partner with preschools, childcare centers, and Transitional Kindergarten programs to help children build strong literacy foundations before elementary school begins.

Children receive My First Steps to Reading® to build home libraries, while families receive ongoing support through the Early Literacy Learning Portal with videos, literacy guidance, and multilingual resources.

This extends literacy learning beyond the classroom and into everyday family life.

Corporate & Foundation Partners

Early literacy strengthens communities for generations.
Community investment helps:
• expand family access
• support educator training
• strengthen workforce readiness
• improve educational outcomes
• create measurable community impact

Sponsorship opportunities are available for organizations interested in supporting literacy access in their communities.

A Complete Reading Readiness Ecosystem

Books introduce literacy skills.
The portal helps families build confidence using them.

Together, the books and portal help turn everyday family moments into opportunities for language, connection, and learning.

The imagineOne Early Literacy Learning Portal helps communities stay connected with families long after books are distributed.

• Scan QR codes included with their book sets
• Watch short literacy support videos
• Access activities, songs, and reading guidance
• Receive support in multiple languages
• Grow alongside their child through age-based learning guidance

Families can:

• stronger family engagement
• consistent literacy support across home and school
• multilingual accessibility
• scalable implementation
• ongoing participation and connection

This is how communities turn one-time book distribution into sustained family engagement and long-term literacy support.

Communities benefit from:

• My First Steps to Reading® for families with preschool-age children
• QR-enabled access to the Early Literacy Learning Portal
• Multilingual family support resources
• Provider and educator training
• Age-based parent guidance and literacy videos
• Family engagement tools that extend learning into the home
• Community implementation support
• Impact tracking and reporting guidance

Community partners receive:

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Communities Across the Country Are Joining the Revolution

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

• Greater Mankato Rotary
• Mankato Area Public Preschool
• Mankato Area Private Preschools and Daycare Providers
• Blue Earth County Library System
• Mankato Clinic
• Southern Minnesota Head Start

DESERT SANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA

Coachella Valley, California

Through this partnership, children and families receive My First Steps to Reading® along with ongoing literacy guidance and support.

The Reading Ready Revolution is proving that early literacy prevention works in communities of every size and geography.