My Community

With the support, training, and materials EPIC provides, you can make Ready, Set, Read and its benefits available to parents and children in your community!

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Research shows that Ready, Set, Read impacts parents by enhancing their confidence, increasing their knowledge, and encouraging them to spend more time helping their children learn.

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Ready, Set, Read is a unique workshop series that empowers parents to be their children's first teacher, no matter what their level of reading ability.

My Community - Ready, Set, Read

With the support, training, and materials EPIC provides, you can make Ready, Set, Read and its benefits available to parents and children in your community!

If you are an agency that provides quality programs for families ...

Your employees can be trained as Ready, Set, Read facilitators to deliver workshops in your community. EPIC regularly conducts trainings for Ready, Set, Read workshop facilitators through our regional offices, which are located throughout New York State. Or, EPIC can bring a Ready, Set, Read facilitator training to your agency. There are a number of ways you can access Ready, Set, Read services and products, depending on your needs and budget.

If you are a school ...

Ready, Set, Read can be a powerful tool for reaching parents and getting them involved in supporting their child's learning. Ready, Set, Read helps parents become more comfortable getting involved in schools, and teachers have reported that students whose parents attended Ready, Set, Read showed noticeable improvement in their reading skills.

If you are a parent ...

We offer workshops in communities across New York State. Check out our Calendar of Events for a schedule and list of workshops near you!