Read to a child. It’s one of the most important things you can do to positively impact a child's future. Yet for hundreds of HISD first- and second-graders, there is no one to read to them and no one to listen to them read. There is no one to reinforce what they are learning in the classroom.

As a Read Houston Read volunteer, you can help a child develop a love for reading by sharing a book with them. Do it online or in person. It only takes an hour of your time each week during the school year to instill a lifelong love of reading in a student. Depending on which method you choose, you will be trained to:

• Share an adventure by reading to a child
• Participate in fun activities that directly relate to the reading material
• Listen to a child read and encourage them