Helping families in need become families that read!

“Reading is a child’s first subject. A parent is a child’s first teacher, and reading aloud is early childhood development.”

- Wally Amos, Literacy advocate and founder of Read It Loud! Savannah initiative

The mission of Read It Loud! Savannah is to communicate the importance and benefits of reading aloud to children, especially from birth through age five. There is overwhelming evidence that reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for building knowledge required for eventual success in reading.

Through its publicity campaign and efforts to put books in the hands of new mothers as well as families in need, Read It Loud! Savannah is working with the media as well as government, corporate, education and nonprofit partners to build a community of successful readers.

For more information about Read It Loud!, click here.

You can help local families read together!

Many parents in our area do not have books to read to their children. Stop by a local Publix store today and donate a book to Read It Loud! Savannah. To find a Publix store near you, click here.

• Develops language skills
• Stimulates brain development
• Improves listening comprehension
• Promotes higher critical thinking skills
• Increases the child's attention span
• Creates a bond between the child and the reader
• Builds vocabulary
• Builds confidence and self-esteem
• Exposes the child to good grammar
• Teaches values
• Exposes the child to new experiences
• It's Fun!
• Stimulates the imagination