Help millions of children keep learning with just 15 minutes!
By reading a passage aloud you can help children across the nation access valuable knowledge and grow as readers. 

Providing texts read aloud by a real person has many benefits, especially as students experience learning losses from COVID-19. Read-alouds: 
  • grow students’ knowledge and vocabulary; 
  • support access to complex texts while learning at home; and
  • expose students to a model of fluent reading.

ReadWorks will make your recording available for the millions of students accessing these texts across our digital platforms. All it requires is a smartphone, an internet connection, a quiet space, and your most expressive reading voice! 

Learn more about volunteering:

How to Record Your Audio Passage

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Read the full instructions on recording and submitting audio.

2
Sign up as a volunteer and access the list. Put your name in the "Claimed" column once you have chosen.

3
Sign into ReadWorks to view the passage, using the preset volunteer login.
Username: [email protected]
Password: audiodrive2020

4
Record the passage as a WAV file. Refer to the instructions as a guide. Note: Please look up any pronunciations of unfamiliar or tricky words in the passage - we cannot use recordings with incorrect pronunciations!

5
Upload the recording using this drive and mark the recording as complete in the Google Sheet under "Completed & Submitted" column. Make sure the file name includes the title of the passage.

Share your volunteer experience

Take a picture or video reading your passage and post it to social media. Tag @ReadWorks and use #AudioforGood

Hear Our Human Voice Audio in Action​

THANK YOU. 
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​You are making a difference in the lives of millions of children.

If you aren't able to donate your voice, you can still support the audio drive!

Please sponsor the editing process necessary to create the final product that you will find on ReadWorks.org