Measuring the Revolution

OUR IMPACT

Real Families. Real Communities.
Real Transformation.

The Reading Ready Revolution is already happening: in homes, classrooms, and communities across the country.

At imagineOne, we believe prevention is powerful. We start where it matters most - at home and in the earliest years - when a child’s brain is growing fastest and the foundation for reading is formed.

This isn’t just about measuring skills, it’s about measuring confidence, connection, and community.

Children are starting school ready to read. Parents are discovering their power as teachers. Communities are uniting to solve the illiteracy crisis.

Every data point is backed by a real story; a spark of literacy, a moment of joy, a path opened.

BEHIND EVERY NUMBER IS A FAMILY WHOSE LIFE CHANGED FOREVER

Real Impact in Our Pilot Communities

  • Wow! Our family is so blessed.

    Wow! Our family is so blessed to have received a set of imagineOne’s alphabet books. We use these books daily, especially at bedtime.

  • My child loves the alphabet books!

    My child really loves the alphabet books that were given to him. He can recite some parts of the stories with the help of the picture words above the sentences.

  • Our 4-year-old grandson is reading.

    After spending a year with your letter books, our 4-year-old grandson just recently started trying to read words by sounding out letters. We are beyond thrilled with his interest.

  • Such a positive impact.

    [This program] has such a positive impact on my daughter’s learning journey. She’s become more confident in her letter sounds, and it’s incredible to see her excitement.

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COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

Real Impact from Our Pilot Communities

We’re working shoulder-to-shoulder with families, educators, healthcare providers, and community leaders in communities across the country.

From small rural towns to bustling urban centers, these communities partnered with imagineOne to create lasting change.

Each community and each initiative represents families empowered, children thriving, and local leaders who believed that literacy transformation was possible. This is how revolution spreads: one community at a time, one success story inspiring the next.

COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

Real Impact from Our Pilot Communities

We’re working shoulder-to-shoulder with families, educators, healthcare providers, and community leaders in communities across the country.

From small rural towns to bustling urban centers, these communities partnered with imagineOne to create lasting change.

Each community and each initiative represents families empowered, children thriving, and local leaders who believed that literacy transformation was possible. This is how revolution spreads: one community at a time, one success story inspiring the next.

HEAD START - BUTLER COUNTY, PA

Program: My First Steps to Reading
Families and educators are working together to build early literacy skills before school ever begins. At Early Learning Connections Head Start, teachers like Arlene Roth have used the My First Steps to Reading toolkit for over 20 years, and they’re seeing measurable results.

A Week in Arlene’s Classroom:

  • Letter introduction with picture cards, songs, and My First Steps to Reading books.

  • Vocabulary building through student-led word associations.

  • Phonics and letter recognition with visual and verbal reinforcement.

  • Hands-on letter writing and small-group skill reinforcement.

Home Connections:

  • Families receive the My First Steps to Reading toolkit to keep and use at home.

  • Teachers share book titles and songs with families through weekly newsletters.

  • Families sing, talk, and read together using familiar routines.


The Results:
“I see so much growth in the kiddos with letter recognition, writing, and even letter sounds!” said Arlene Roth, Head Start Teacher.

This is a model that bridges classroom and home learning with simple, joyful, proven tools.

DESERT SANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CA

Program: My First Steps to Reading
In Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD), Transitional Kindergarten classrooms are building strong literacy foundations with the My First Steps to Reading toolkit. Like our Head Start partners in PA, DSUSD educators are using My First Steps to Reading to turn everyday classroom moments into joyful, skill-building experiences that support both children and their families.

A Week in the Classroom: My First Steps to Reading in Action
TK teachers use the program’s simple, phonics-based structure to introduce a new letter each week. With read-alouds, songs, vocabulary-building activities, and hands-on letter practice, students engage in multi-sensory learning that builds alphabet knowledge, oral language, and early phonemic awareness.

Beyond the Classroom: Family Engagement
Every participating family receives their own My First Steps to Reading toolkit to keep and use at home—a key component in connecting school learning to the home environment. Teachers send home books, songs, and guidance to empower parents as their child’s first reading teacher.

The Result:
Children are entering kindergarten with stronger letter recognition, improved sound awareness, and greater reading confidence—because they’ve had daily support both at school and at home.

OUR COMMUNITY MODEL - MANKATO, MN

Our flagship community model centers the family while engaging the entire community. We meet families where they are: at pediatric visits, at school, at the library, at church, or at home.

Key Partners Include:
Mankato Area Rotary: Community fundraising, awareness, delivery, and volunteer support

Mankato Clinic Care Providers: Sharing brain science and early literacy tools during well-child visits

Mankato Area Public Schools: Distributing resources to families in need and aligning early learning efforts

Blue Earth County Library: Providing access to books, programs, and reading-ready resources

Bethany Lutheran College Educators: Training early childhood providers and parents, delivering early literacy support across the community

Program Features:

  • Families receive the full 26-book My First Steps to Reading toolkit with parent guide and materials

  • Parent and provider training focuses on oral language, phonological awareness, and alphabet knowledge

  • Family engagement events foster learning through play and shared experience
    Community-wide campaigns raise awareness about illiteracy and reading readiness

  • Ongoing local ownership ensures sustainability and reach

Quote:
“Before imagineOne, I didn’t know how much the little things mattered—like talking, singing, and playing with my toddler. Now I feel like I’m doing something that will actually help her be ready for school.” – Mankato parent

This is what it looks like when an entire town wraps its arms around early literacy.

INTERVENTION MODEL - BETHANY LITERACY CLINIC

While imagineOne focuses on prevention, we also support children who need intervention. That’s why we’ve partnered with the Bethany Literacy Clinic at Bethany Lutheran College to help struggling readers.

Clinic Highlights:

  • Uses structured literacy rooted in the Science of Reading

  • Shows measurable growth in fluency and comprehension

  • Data collection proves strong returns on investment

Our Role:
Funding this critical work ensures that children who need help now are getting it—while we work upstream to make sure fewer children fall behind in the first place.

BOTH INSPIRING + SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN

The Science Behind the Revolution

  • Our methods are built on decades of reading science research, including the Science of Reading findings that emphasize early phonemic awareness, systematic instruction, and family engagement.

    We've translated complex research into practical, joyful tools that any family can use effectively.

  • Early Intervention Impact: Children who receive quality early literacy instruction are 3x more likely to read proficiently by third grade.

    Family Engagement Outcomes: Students whose families are actively engaged in early literacy show 40% greater reading gains than peers.

    Community Model Effectiveness: Comprehensive community approaches to literacy show sustained improvements lasting through high school.

READING CHANGES EVERYTHING

The Ripple Effect

  • Academic Success

    Children who start school reading-ready perform better across all subjects, not just language arts.

  • Family Confidence

    Parents empowered in literacy become advocates for their children's education in all areas.

  • Community Engagement

    Literacy-focused communities see increased participation in local organizations and civic activities.

  • Economic Development

    Communities with strong early literacy programs attract families and businesses, spurring economic growth.

  • Social Cohesion

    Shared literacy goals unite diverse community members around a common purpose.

BECOME PART OF

The Measurable Change

The revolution grows stronger with every family, every community, and every champion who joins our mission. Your impact starts now.

  • Start your literacy revolution at home and join thousands of families raising confident readers.

    TRANSFORM YOUR FAMILY

  • Partner with us to bring measurable change to your entire community. 

    LAUNCH IN YOUR COMMUNITY

  • Share our mission and help spread the revolution across America. 

    BECOME A SUPPORTER

  • Invest in proven change and help us reach families and communities in greatest need. 

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