Worldreader

We get families reading so children can reach their potential.

06/24/2026

At Worldreader, partnerships are at the heart of creating lasting impact.

Through our partnership with La Amistad, Latino students and families in Atlanta are gaining new opportunities to learn, connect, and grow together through BookSmart.

La Amistad’s after-school program uses BookSmart to support bilingual learning in simple, engaging ways that help strengthen academic success and family connection. Together, we’re helping children and parents build confidence, deepen relationships, and create a foundation for lifelong learning.

Watch the video to learn more about how this partnership is empowering families to thrive together.

06/18/2026

Summer is the perfect time to build early literacy skills.

For preschool-aged children, reading isn't just about learning words—it's about developing vocabulary, language skills, listening comprehension, and a love of learning that will support future success in school.

That's why our flagship product, BookSmart, is so effective. Designed to support early literacy and meaningful caregiver-child connections, BookSmart makes it easy to access engaging reading experiences anytime, anywhere. By making reading a natural part of everyday life, BookSmart helps families keep learning going all summer long.

Just a few minutes of reading together each day can make a lasting difference.

06/16/2026

We’re proud to highlight our partnership with Edovo. 📚🤝

Edovo provides free education, rehabilitation, and upskilling opportunities for incarcerated individuals across the United States, supporting personal growth today and successful reentry into society tomorrow.

Through BookSmart’s integration within the Edovo app on tablets in correctional facilities, families can stay connected through shared reading—bridging distance with stories and making conversations more natural and meaningful when they reunite.

Last year alone, 48,880 learners spent over 64,000 hours reading and learning on the Edovo platform.

We’re excited to continue expanding this work to more facilities nationwide, strengthening family connections and improving outcomes for even more people.

06/08/2026

We’re proud to share another milestone in our journey toward meaningful impact. 🌍

We’ve been awarded an additional certification from EduEvidence under the 5 Es Framework for Environmental Impact.

EduEvidence evaluates education solutions against rigorous evidence standards, helping schools and partners identify what truly works. This recognition highlights our commitment to sustainable practices, supporting e-waste reduction, providing climate-focused educational content, and creating solutions that make a positive impact on the environment and education communities worldwide.

This achievement also builds on last year’s recognition, when we received:
🥈 Silver in Effectiveness
🥇 Gold in Equity

These recognitions reflect our ongoing commitment to building solutions that create lasting value through measurable impact, innovation, and equity. We’re striving for even more meaningful outcomes ahead... stay tuned!

06/01/2026

Today, on the United Nations’ Global Day of Parents, we celebrate the people who are every child’s first teachers. 💚

Long before a classroom, children learn through conversations, stories, songs, and moments shared at home. Parents and caregivers help shape language, curiosity, confidence, empathy, and a lifelong love of learning.

At Worldreader, we believe supporting parents as reading partners is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen early literacy and child development. Every story shared together creates opportunities for connection, imagination, and growth.

When families read together, children don’t just build literacy skills — they build relationships, resilience, and a stronger foundation for the future.

To all parents and caregivers: thank you for the countless ways you teach, nurture, and inspire every day.

05/31/2026

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, we want to recognize something powerful: investments in family literacy are also investments in mental health, connection, and thriving communities.

Family literacy is about more than reading proficiency. Shared reading builds empathy, resilience, emotional vocabulary, and belonging — all essential to social-emotional learning and wellbeing.

Research shows that when families read together, children develop stronger language skills, healthier emotional regulation, reduced stress, and stronger relationships. These shared moments also strengthen the bonds that help buffer against adversity.

Books create space for safety, curiosity, conversation, and reflection. They help children see themselves, understand others, and imagine new possibilities. Literacy isn’t just education work — it’s wellbeing work.

Because stories shared together don’t just improve outcomes — they shape futures.

Share a story. Shape a life.

05/29/2026

We’re always adding new books to our free mobile library, BookSmart, powered by Worldreader.

Since launching in 2021, the My Special Word collection has helped bring social-emotional learning stories to children and families across the U.S. Today, we’re excited to share that a new title from the collection — The Great Toy Escape: A My Special Word Book — is now available on BookSmart.

Find the book here -> https://hubs.la/Q04hXHzQ0

Stories like these help spark connection, imagination, and meaningful conversations for readers of all ages — and we’re proud to help more families discover the joy of reading together.

05/27/2026

We’re proud that Dr. Sejal Shah represented Worldreader this week at the “Reading to Protect” co-design workshop in Kenya.

Our continued collaboration with health organizations — including National Vaccines and Immunization Program, Ministry of Health, and the Kenya Paediatric Association — reinforces the critical connection between literacy, child development, and family well-being.

By working together across sectors, we can help empower families with the knowledge, tools, and resources they need to support healthy learning and development for children everywhere.

05/22/2026

How do we close the gap between reading policy and family access?

Today’s literacy crisis is no longer just about whether solutions exist — it’s about whether families can actually access the tools and support children need to become confident readers.

As the U.S. education landscape continues to shift, fragmented systems are creating new barriers for educators and families alike. That’s why scalable, family-centered digital reading support matters more than ever.

In CEO Rebecca Chandler Leege's latest article, she explores how BookSmart, powered by Worldreader, is helping bridge this growing divide and what it could mean for the future of literacy.

Read the full article -> https://hubs.la/Q04hm90B0

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