About Us
We partner with early education centers across Los Angeles to provide new, bilingual children’s books and parent workshops, supporting families as they lay the foundation for their children’s lifelong learning.
our Program
Books for Home and classroom reading
Ready, Set, Read! provides children with new, bilingual books to build their home libraries. Focused on high-quality and diverse books, our selections include stories that are windows and mirrors, offering opportunities for children to learn about the world and see themselves reflected back, respectively. We take pride in ensuring families receive books that they’ll enjoy in the days and years to come. In addition, we provide partner schools with classroom collections of books for in-school story time.
Parent Workshops focused on early literacy
Ready, Set, Read! provides research-based workshops to parents of children ages 0-5, in partnership with early education centers (EECs) across Los Angeles. Our three bilingual (English/Spanish) parent workshops are offered to parents on site at their child’s EEC and facilitated by educators who receive training from Ready, Set, Read! Our curriculum highlights the vital and valuable role families play in their child’s early learning, from infancy onward.
educator support for family engagement & early literacy
Ready, Set, Read! utilizes a train-the-trainer model, preparing EEC educators to deliver the Ready, Set, Read! parent workshops at their school sites. During the summer, we provide multiple professional development sessions for educators, and our team supports educators throughout the academic year by sharing curriculum and ancillary resources, and providing technical assistance.