Our Impact
In the 2023-24 School Year,
We partnered with 28 schools across the San Francisco Bay Area and Hawaiʻi and helped nearly 3,600 students and family members develop at-home reading routines! Our program isn’t just about reading more books, it’s about increasing family knowledge of the importance of reading with their child, and how that can impact their educational journey ahead.
Highlights from 2023-24 School Year
of families report their child looks at books with them more times per week than before the program.
total minutes read
total books read
Reading Routines Start with the Caregiver
Increasing Family Engagement with Books
of families report that participating in Always Reading has made it easier to find books their child enjoys.
Providing Family Support That Makes a Difference
of families report that they found their Book Coach to be a valuable part of the program.
total curriculum text messages sent to Always Reading family members from our Book Coaches
of families report that they found it useful when their Book Coach sent a message checking on their family’s reading activity.
How We Collect Data
Always Dream relies upon several different data sets in order to determine effectiveness of the program. We collect engagement data from the digital library platform that informs how often students are reading, how many minutes, and the number of books being read. We track the engagement of Book Coaches and their communication with families. We collect feedback from teachers and administrators through mid-year and year-end focus groups. Finally, we conduct thorough year-end family surveys. All of this data is used to determine if we meet program objectives for the year and to inform adjustments that should be made to our program delivery.
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