Winn Reading

Our goal is to give kids the chance to win at reading.

05/22/2026

Summer is JUST around the corner, and our Winn volunteers made sure that the kiddos at Mt. Washington School are READY! They handed out 103 books for summer reading during Knights Fest last weekend and made cute bookmarks with the students. It's the perfect kickoff to summer!

Help us equip even more kids with books this summer by making a donation here: https://www.winnreading.org/donate

05/19/2026

Looks like there may be 🌧 in the forecast this weekend, so if you're looking for some indoor fun for Saturday morning, this is it! This week is all about enjoying time with older friends!

📖We'll be reading "How to Read to a Grandma and Grandpa" and "The Relatives Came" and learning about the nonprofit Little Brothers for the Elderly. For our activity, we'll make some cards to give to some of our older friends and brighten their days!

Please join us on Saturday morning at The Potted Palm!

05/11/2026

Winn Reading is hiring!

We’re looking for a highly organized, dependable Part-Time Program Coordinator to help support the day-to-day operations of our growing literacy mentoring program.

This role will help keep our program running smoothly through volunteer communication, school coordination, onboarding support and data management.

Details:
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Hours: Approximately 12–15 hours per month
Pay: $25/hour
Reports to: Executive Director

This is a great opportunity for someone who cares about children’s literacy, enjoys working with volunteers and schools, and wants to make a meaningful impact in our community.

Interested or know someone who would be a great fit? Email info (at) winnreading.org for more information or to apply.

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05/07/2026

Last weekend, we had the cutest group join us for our "Earth Day" themed storytime. In true Potted Palm fashion, we read a few stories and then played with dirt, creating terrariums out of sunflower seeds.

We host storytime at every fourth Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. It's a great way to show kids the love of reading! Please mark your calendar and join us, particularly as things slow down over the summer months!

04/27/2026

Exciting news - Winn Reading has officially landed at Pleasant Ridge Montessori! Two fantastic male mentors are already visiting weekly, and our board member Ms. Robyn — who's part of the PRM community — is right there to support them every step of the way.

This is what it looks like when a school opens its doors and a community shows up. We're so grateful to PRM for the warm welcome and are excited for what's to come!

Want to be part of what we're building? 💚

04/23/2026

Today is World Book Day, and at Winn Reading, every day is. 📚

Here's a simple way to celebrate: let a child in your life pick any book they want today. Not the one they are supposed to read for class, but one they want to read (yes, that graphic novel counts!). That choice is how readers are made.

In a typical CPS third grade class, about 11 out of 25 students aren't yet reading proficiently. Our literacy mentors show up every week to change that, one student at a time.

Want to be part of it? One hour a week is all it takes. Learn more at winnreading.org. 🌍📖

04/21/2026

This is an Earth Day celebration you won't want to miss! Sit amongst all the plants at the and enjoy Storytime with us this Saturday, 4/25, at 10 a.m. Hope to see you there!

04/10/2026

Our latest Impact Report is here!

Because of your support, Winn Reading served 180 students, placed 44 literacy mentors, and logged 2,282 volunteer hours in 2025.

We’re so grateful for every donor, volunteer, teacher, grantor and supporter who helped make this possible. Take a look at the report and see the impact you helped create for young readers across Cincinnati.

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04/08/2026

Thanks to the families of Sands Montessori for making us feel so welcome during Family Reading Night last month! This event served as the official kick-off to their annual Read-a-Thon. Children loved creating scratch-off bookmarks with our team and were SO creative!

Sands Montessori Parent Organization

04/06/2026

For decades, children were taught to read by guessing words from pictures or context clues. Research now tells us that's not how the brain learns to read. The Science of Reading is a body of evidence showing that reading instruction works best when it's built on:

🔤 Phonemic Awareness — recognizing sounds in spoken words
🔡 Phonics — connecting letters to sounds
📖 Fluency — reading smoothly and accurately
💬 Vocabulary — understanding what words mean
🧠 Comprehension — making sense of what you've read.

These are called the Five Pillars of Reading Instruction, and they form the foundation of every Winn Reading mentoring session. 💛

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7801 Beechmont Avenue Suite 8
Cincinnati, OH
45255

Telephone

+15132686913

Website

http://www.winnreading.org/

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