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Fueling the Fight Against the Literacy Crisis—Together

Literacy Documentary Context

There’s a movement growing in America—parents, educators, and advocates standing up for a child’s most basic educational right: the right to read.

The trailer above is from The Children’s Literacy Project and The Learning Alliance, an upcoming powerful documentary that brings urgent attention to the literacy crisis in the U.S. It focuses on systemic barriers and the need for change.

At Reading Opens Your World, we stand with that mission.

We’re working in school libraries, classroom corners and hallway nooks.
One child. One book. One relationship at a time.

Our mission is to foster literacy and improve reading skills through positive reading experiences.
We believe in the power of being present with a child, reading together, and helping them grow not just as readers—but as confident learners and dreamers.

This is our piece of the movement—and it matters.

If The Learning Alliance inspired you, we invite you to take action with us. Whether you’re in Montana or not, you can help by volunteering, donating, or simply spreading the word.

The literacy crisis is real—but so is the solution. And it starts with you.

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Frederick Douglass

Freedom through reading

“Once you learn to read you will be forever free.”

Frederick Douglass
A ROW volunteer guiding a young reader in a red hoodie

Thirty minutes a week

Impact

Students reached727
Books gifted4,882
Reading hours5,162

Join us

Our goal is to build a child’s confidence, grow their desire to read and expand their reading skills. And it’s FUN!