Outcomes - Ready, Set, Read

Research shows that Ready, Set, Read impacts parents by increasing their confidence, building their knowledge, and encouraging them to spend more time helping their children learn. Through simple tools and activities, the workshops help families increase literacy and language-related learning experiences for their children.

Knowledge

Evaluations of parents who attended Ready, Set, Read showed they had acquired knowledge from the workshops about how to raise children's literacy levels. They also indicated they had put that knowledge into practice, increasing the amount of time they spent with their children on literacy activities by 45% and the amount of time they spent reading together by 16% by the end of the series.

Attitudes

Participants overwhelmingly reported that the workshops were valuable in helping them learn about literacy-based activities, and they expressed favorable attitudes about implementing what they had learned. Parents also reported feeling less isolated and showed more positive attitudes toward their role as the primary teacher of their children.

Confidence

After participating in Ready, Set, Read, parents said they were now aware of ways to find support and resources for developing their child's literacy skills. The number of parents who said they felt comfortable talking to a teacher about how to help their child improve in reading increased by 17% after just one workshop, and the percent of parents comfortable getting involved in their child's school increased by 25%.