ReadWorks November Update: How We Ensure Impact

11/20/2025

As the season of giving thanks begins, we are grateful for our supporters. November’s update highlights how ReadWorks is strengthening reading in NYC public schools, gives insight into our assessment of free resources, and highlights new texts in the ReadWorks library on AI innovators, sustainable architecture in Mexico, and personal finance for teenagers. Our donors' generosity makes this work possible – thank you.

Harlem’s District 5 in NYC Embraces ReadWorks to Strengthen Reading Progress
ReadWorks is proud to support reading progress in NYC Public Schools. In District 5, educators successfully deepened their use of our free, evidence-based resources. Learn how ReadWorks' focus on background knowledge and vocabulary, aligned with NYC's ELA curricula, is helping drive this meaningful literacy growth.

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Evidence in Action: How ReadWorks’ Research Loop Strengthens its Products and Impacts Student Learning Outcomes
How does ReadWorks ensure our resources truly impact student learning? It's all thanks to our continuous Research Loop—the cycle of building, studying, refining, and sharing our findings. In our latest blog post, we share the evidence behind our approach.

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Save the Date: Give the Gift of ReadWorks

Mark your calendars! Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving, is Tuesday, December 2nd.

ReadWorks remains free to all users because of your donations. Last year, your support empowered more than 850,000 educators and helped over 10.5 million learners last year.

On Giving Tuesday, a donation to ReadWorks will have triple the impact: (1) it empowers a teacher to use ReadWorks in the classroom, (2) it helps students build literacy skills, and (3) it will be matched by an anonymous donor.