ReadWorks Roundup: Announcing Our Illustration Contest Winners & Super Teachers!

Celebrating Earth Day 2025
With over 4,000 entries submitted to the ReadWorks Earth Day Contest, we’re both humbled and inspired by the creativity and passion shown by teachers and students nationwide.
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In partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), we launched this contest to spark curiosity and learning about conservation, wildlife, and environmental stewardship. Through high-quality nonfiction texts, young readers explored vital environmental topics—and their artwork brought those ideas to life in truly meaningful ways.

See winners

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Announcing 2025' Super Teacher Award Winners! 
We’re excited to celebrate this year’s Super Teachers—outstanding educators from across the country who creatively use ReadWorks to support reading comprehension and student success. Selected for their diverse and impactful use of our free digital and print resources, these teachers bring high-quality, evidence-based instruction to life. Check out the full list of teachers here.

“We use ReadWorks across several classrooms that I supervise. We are a special education school and all of our students receive individualized instruction. We use ReadWorks in the following ways:

• Individualized reading instruction
• Daily morning meeting - students read the Article-A-Day and participate in creating a class-wide fact book.
• Homework and supplemental reading work."

-Tara W, ReadWorks Super User

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Welcoming Our New Chief Development Officer, Sarah Wendt!
​​Sarah brings more than two decades of fundraising experience to ReadWorks and is excited to help the organization thrive, grow and reach more readers. She has held leadership roles with organizations that focus on access, education and youth including the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Student Leadership Network, Step Up, and Outward Bound USA.  Sarah is passionate and dedicated to connecting donors with impactful causes to drive significant and meaningful change.

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Weird Clouds

The Maniac
From StoryShares Contest

Los incas y la tierra

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