Literacy Coalition of Central Texas

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

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

55% of Texans have poor literacy skills

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.

"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.