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Literacy Interventions at Scale
September 03, 2025

Literacy interventions at scale: Building systems that deliver

Saktibrata Sen, Senior Director of Programming for Room to Read in India

How to motivate kids to read
August 26, 2025

How to motivate kids to read
The healing power of books
July 30, 2025

The healing power of books: Riyan finds refuge in reading

Nistha Shrestha, Senior Officer, Communications, Room to Read in Nepal

A welcoming library in Dien Bien Vietnam
July 18, 2025

In a residential school in Vietnam, children find comfort in evening visits to the library

Chau Doan, Communication Manager, Room to Read in Vietnam

Reading in a digital society
June 06, 2025

Reading in a digital society: Promoting book use around the world

Christabel Pinto, Vice President, Room to Read's Literacy Portfolio

Addressing Linguistic Complexity in India
May 09, 2025

Addressing linguistic complexity in Indian classrooms

Stuti Jain, Manager of Instructional Design and Structural Support

Measuring impact
April 28, 2025

Measuring impact: The journey of Room to Read data
Partners in Progress
April 23, 2025

Celebrating our partners in progress
From loss to literacy
April 18, 2025

A journey from loss to literacy: Hafiz’s story and the rise of reading corners in Lebanon

Nivrita Durgvanshi, Associate Director, Literacy Portfolio

Writing a new story in the Middle East
March 19, 2025

Writing a new story in the Middle East
Adding new chapters in Africa
March 19, 2025

Adding new chapters in Africa
A chapter of change in Bangladesh
March 19, 2025

A chapter of change in Bangladesh
The Latest from Room to Read in Lebanon
November 20, 2024

The latest from Room to Read in Lebanon

Dina Elabd, Room to Read project manager in the Middle East

Eighty-four books in three months
August 13, 2024

Eighty-four books in three months: How a Room to Read library helped Lio fall in love with reading
The village that feared reading
July 19, 2024

The village that feared reading
Closing the gap: How a well-trained teacher helped an older student catch up
June 25, 2024

Closing the gap: How a well-trained teacher helped an older student catch up
That's what love is
June 03, 2024

"When we create something tangible for the students, that’s what love is."
Room to Read Reading Champions South Africa
April 29, 2024

Reading Champions: Scaling Room to Read’s library approach to nurture a strong culture of reading in South Africa
A Veteran Teacher Welcomes New Training
April 26, 2024

A veteran teacher welcomes new training
How to Read to Children: Why Training Teachers Matters
April 22, 2024

How to read to children: Why training teachers matters
Room to Read teacher trainings help bolster skills among primary school teachers end early grade illiteracy in Tanzania
April 19, 2024

“My school is now shining.”
Room to Read publishes new Urdu language books in Pakistan
January 31, 2024

Urdu books: Creating local-language content in Pakistan
Making room for reading in Nepal
November 24, 2023

Making room to foster a love of reading
Making room for system-level change in India
November 13, 2023

Making room for system-level change
Making room for reading in Sri Lanka
November 07, 2023

Making room for dreaming and reading

Developing a lifelong love of reading: Meet Sreykeo from Cambodia
March 23, 2023

Developing a lifelong love of reading

Meet Sreykeo from Room to Read in Cambodia

These Afghans Had to Start Over. They Didn’t Have to Do It Alone.
December 06, 2022

These Afghans had to start over. They didn’t have to do it alone.
Bangladesh Community Reading Forums
September 30, 2022

Room to Read's Community Reading Forums

Inside Room to Read's Literacy Program in Tanzania
August 31, 2022

Inside Room to Read's Literacy Program in Tanzania

Collier kids can get book collection to take home
August 18, 2022

Collier kids can get book collection to take home
Room to Read's work in Pakistan
August 12, 2022

Education in Pakistan
New book collection helps Afghan children process their new lives in Houston
June 20, 2022

New book collection helps Afghan children process their new lives in Houston
Helping children cope through COVID-19: developing the skills that children need to learn
April 13, 2022

Helping children cope through COVID-19: developing the skills that children need to learn
Missing Out: Why Children in the U.S. Need to See Themselves in Books
April 04, 2022

Missing out: Why children in the U.S. need to see themselves in books

Christabel Pinto, Vice President, Room to Read's Literacy Portfolio

Initiative in Kern County makes sure kids have books at home
March 04, 2022

Initiative in Kern County makes sure kids have books at home
Room to Read provides free books to Central California children
December 27, 2021

Room to Read provides free books to Central California children
Meet Joshua from Tanzania
November 15, 2021

Meet Joshua from Room to Read in Tanzania
Oral Language Assessments to Inform Reading Programming
April 26, 2021

Oral language assessments to inform reading programming

4 Ways Room to Read Supports Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through our Literacy Program
September 29, 2020

Four ways Room to Read supports diversity, equity and inclusion through our Literacy Program
Making Way for All Voices to be Heard
June 12, 2020

Making way for all voices to be heard

Christabel Pinto, Vice President, Room to Read's Literacy Portfolio

Five Ways to Make Decodable Stories Fun
March 12, 2020

Five ways to make decodable stories fun

By Kerri Thomsenm Director, Instruction Programming, Literacy Portfolio

With Oral Language Intervention, Comes New Love for Reading
February 21, 2020

With oral language intervention, comes new love for reading
Why This Sri Lankan Teacher & Student Love Our Literacy Program
November 04, 2019

Why this Sri Lankan teacher & student love our literacy program
6 Things You Should Know on World Refugee Day
June 20, 2018

6 things you should know on World Refugee Day

Lessons from bringing Arabic story books to Jordan’s children and refugees

With 100 Books per Year, this Reading Star Soars
April 06, 2018

With 100 books per year, this reading star soars
Benchmarking Reading Fluency in Bangladesh
October 16, 2017

Benchmarking reading fluency in Bangladesh
Turning South African Readers into Tomorrow’s Leaders
July 10, 2017

Turning South African readers into tomorrow’s leaders
Room to Read Accelerator Brings 500,000 Arabic Children’s Books to Jordanian Students & Syrian Refugees
June 20, 2017

Room to Read Accelerator Brings 500,000 Arabic Children’s Books to Jordanian Students & Syrian Refugees
It Takes a Village to Build a Library
April 05, 2017

It Takes a Village to Build a Library
Sri Lanka Soars in Words Per Minute
November 03, 2016

Sri Lanka Soars in Words Per Minute
Growing a Love of Reading in South Africa
November 03, 2016

Growing a Love of Reading in South Africa
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