ReadWorks December Update

Giving Tuesday 2025, a global day of giving, was a big success for ReadWorks and the teachers and students who benefit from our free resources. 

We are incredibly thankful to more than 200 donors, including many of our users, who participated! Every charitable contribution made to ReadWorks ensures we can continue to offer our free online resources for improving reading comprehension, building vocabulary, and strengthening background knowledge. 

This year, thanks to a generous anonymous donor, all donations were matched, creating an even bigger impact for classrooms nationwide! #grateful

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Empowering Early Literacy Educators: A Focus on Knowledge and Data
ReadWorks recently conducted a hands-on professional development session for 1st and 2nd-grade teachers at PS 69 in Queens, NY. The workshop focused on effectively combining Article-A-Day and Nonfiction Decodables to strengthen early literacy, build background knowledge, and target phonics skills simultaneously.

Participants left the session more confident in using our free tools and resources. They also learned how to translate student assessment scores into practical classroom strategies and developed personalized action plans and differentiation strategies for their own classrooms.​

In line with our commitment to reaching students in under-resourced communities, ReadWorks is dedicated to providing free, high-quality learning sessions to Title 1 schools, ensuring teachers have the support needed to help readers of all levels achieve success. If you have any questions or would like to learn more, please visit: https://about.readworks.org/freepd.html

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Partnership with Purpose
ReadWorks partners with world-class organizations to improve reading outcomes for students by providing high-quality and essential content in their areas of expertise, and expanding vocabulary, subject knowledge, and understanding.

Our long-term collaboration with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has reached more than 2.8 million students who engaged with dynamic passages on a wide variety of topics about the environment, science, animals, and more. This recent Article-A-Day and corresponding question set discusses the migration of the River Herring. 

Read more about ReadWorks’ content partners who help us bring non-fiction topics to life for readers of all ages. 

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ReadWorks wishes all of our supporters a wonderful holiday season and a happy and healthy new year. We couldn’t provide our free resources to teachers and students without you!  

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