Literacy Coalition of Central Texas

"Let your children see you reading for pleasure in your spare time." 19 more tips to encourage children to read.

31% of Texas prisoners are functionally illiterate.

The more often you read to a child, the more likely they are to develop good literacy skills.

$70 billion is spent in unnecessary medical bills each year due to low health literacy.

55% of Texans have poor literacy skills

40% of the U.S. workforce lacks essential job skills. Read more

One in four adults living in Texas Reads below the fifth grade level, placing Texas last in state literacy.