Read On Phoenix
To support schools, teachers, parents, and students, Read On Phoenix targets resources to the Cartwright School District and the Murphy Elementary School District with the collective goal to increase third grade reading proficiency levels by 25 percent by 2030.
Focus Areas
To help minimize learning loss for young children and find opportunities to accelerate progress toward improved school readiness and K-3 literacy outcomes, partners in Read On Phoenix have identified four priorities to focus our collective efforts:
- Kindergarten readiness/transition
- Third grade reading proficiency
- Family engagement
- Chronic absence
For more information go to: phoenix.gov/readon
Collaborative Partners
- Cartwright School District
- City of Phoenix
- First Things First
- Greater Phoenix Urban League
- Murphy Elementary School District
- Read Better Be Better
- Scholastic
- Stand for Children Arizona
- Southwest Human Development
- Unite for Literacy
- Valley of the Sun YMCA
Read On Arizona and the Children’s Funding Project partnered with Read On Phoenix and Read On Avondale & Southwest Valley to create a child/family-centered fiscal map to analyze funding streams for early childhood services and supports in the Phoenix/Avondale area.
