Reading & Literacy

GBA Partner Spotlight: All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development

GBA Partner Spotlight: All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development

All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development develops, implements, and scales game-changing ed-tech solutions and tools to bring the gift of reading to children waiting to learn to read. As a part of the Global Book Alliance, All Children Reading shares the vision of a world where all children have access to quality books that they can use to learn to read, read to learn, and develop a lifelong love of reading.

The Benefits of Read Alouds: World Read Aloud Day

The Benefits of Read Alouds: World Read Aloud Day

A read aloud is a wonderful way to engage with a story and forge a connection with students both inside and outside the classroom. At the community and household level, a read aloud is a simple tool for families to engage with books together and create a culture of reading.

Ensuring Books For Half the Sky – Why Girls Need Books

Ensuring Books For Half the Sky – Why Girls Need Books

Literacy ensures that girls build confidence, develop self-esteem and believe in their ability to achieve their dreams. However, girls face a greater risk of illiteracy than their male peers. Approximately 496 million adult women around the world are unable to read and write. The GBA Open Book webinar—Ensuring Books for Half the Sky: Why Girls Need Books—included GBA partners who engage in supporting, advocating, and ensuring change so that more girls can get access to books and a quality education.

Covid-19 Content in Underserved Languages Added to the Global Digital Library

Covid-19 Content in Underserved Languages Added to the Global Digital Library

GBA Steering Committee member All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR:GCD), has recently announced important progress on one of GBA’s flagship initiatives, the Begin with Books prize, with the contribution of age-appropriate early grade reading content related to Covid-19 to the Global Digital Library.

Why schools are only part of the solution for effective global education

Why schools are only part of the solution for effective global education

This Global Day of Parents, All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development spotlights four projects engaging families and communities in child literacy.