FIS has released our new report, "Bright Spots in Los Angeles"! 🎉 It highlights school districts making progress in #EarlyLiteracy 📚, their success proving every child could become a strong reader with the right support. Read the report: bit.ly/brightspots-report #ReadLA! #LiteracyBrightSpotsInLA
April 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
FIS has released our new report, "Bright Spots in Los Angeles"! 🎉 It highlights school districts making progress in #EarlyLiteracy 📚, their success proving every child could become a strong reader with the right support. Read the report: bit.ly/brightspots-report #ReadLA! #LiteracyBrightSpotsInLA
📚🐾 Reading opens the world for our students! We kicked off the first week at Bakewell Primary Center with @asmtinamckinnor.bsky.social and #FamsInSchools President & Executive Director Yolie Flores for #ReadLA —
August 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
📚🐾 Reading opens the world for our students! We kicked off the first week at Bakewell Primary Center with @asmtinamckinnor.bsky.social and #FamsInSchools President & Executive Director Yolie Flores for #ReadLA —
With @afabc.bsky.social as our host, FIS & Literacy Ambassador Rocio E. held a #CommunityPlática with parents in Huntington Park to share tools & resources for supporting their children’s #EarlyLiteracy journey! Community Pláticas bring our #ReadLA! campaign into our communities #FamilyEngagement
May 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
With @afabc.bsky.social as our host, FIS & Literacy Ambassador Rocio E. held a #CommunityPlática with parents in Huntington Park to share tools & resources for supporting their children’s #EarlyLiteracy journey! Community Pláticas bring our #ReadLA! campaign into our communities #FamilyEngagement
Building #EarlyLiteracy doesn’t only have to involve reading - singing is another important tool you can use with your child to help develop their oral language, phonics, and comprehension abilities while having fun with music! 🎶
#ReadLA! #PreK #ReadingTips #LiteracyTips #Rhyming #Storytelling
#ReadLA! #PreK #ReadingTips #LiteracyTips #Rhyming #Storytelling
January 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Building #EarlyLiteracy doesn’t only have to involve reading - singing is another important tool you can use with your child to help develop their oral language, phonics, and comprehension abilities while having fun with music! 🎶
#ReadLA! #PreK #ReadingTips #LiteracyTips #Rhyming #Storytelling
#ReadLA! #PreK #ReadingTips #LiteracyTips #Rhyming #Storytelling
...sharing books, smiles, and even a visit from Clifford the Big Red Dog! Students and families enjoyed storytime, books to take home, and a love of reading that’s off the charts. ✨
#BackToSchool #LiteracyMatters #ReadLA #JoyOfReading #InspiringGreatness
#BackToSchool #LiteracyMatters #ReadLA #JoyOfReading #InspiringGreatness
August 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
...sharing books, smiles, and even a visit from Clifford the Big Red Dog! Students and families enjoyed storytime, books to take home, and a love of reading that’s off the charts. ✨
#BackToSchool #LiteracyMatters #ReadLA #JoyOfReading #InspiringGreatness
#BackToSchool #LiteracyMatters #ReadLA #JoyOfReading #InspiringGreatness
#AB1454 just passed the CA Senate Education Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support! 🎉 Thanks to @governor.ca.gov & the 2025–26 budget, $200M is already committed to teacher training. Let’s pass the full #EarlyLiteracy bill & ensure every child learns to read! #YesOnAB1454 #ReadLA! #CAKidsRead
July 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#AB1454 just passed the CA Senate Education Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support! 🎉 Thanks to @governor.ca.gov & the 2025–26 budget, $200M is already committed to teacher training. Let’s pass the full #EarlyLiteracy bill & ensure every child learns to read! #YesOnAB1454 #ReadLA! #CAKidsRead
With Ketchum-Downtown YMCA, FIS visited Hoover Elementary for another #Storytime, spreading joy ✨, comfort 💙, & literacy 📖 with students! FIS’s staff read to students & helped distribute backpacks 🎒 with books 📚 so each child can continue their #EarlyLiteracy journey #ComfortThroughStories #ReadLA!
June 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
With Ketchum-Downtown YMCA, FIS visited Hoover Elementary for another #Storytime, spreading joy ✨, comfort 💙, & literacy 📖 with students! FIS’s staff read to students & helped distribute backpacks 🎒 with books 📚 so each child can continue their #EarlyLiteracy journey #ComfortThroughStories #ReadLA!
Read LA! Storytime launched one year ago to bring joy & comfort to children impacted by the LA Wildfires. 📚 To mark this, FIS visited Marquez Elementary to support students' love of reading with free, book-filled bags. 🎒💙
Thanks to our partners & #ReadLA! Coalition for making this work possible. 🧡
Thanks to our partners & #ReadLA! Coalition for making this work possible. 🧡
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Read LA! Storytime launched one year ago to bring joy & comfort to children impacted by the LA Wildfires. 📚 To mark this, FIS visited Marquez Elementary to support students' love of reading with free, book-filled bags. 🎒💙
Thanks to our partners & #ReadLA! Coalition for making this work possible. 🧡
Thanks to our partners & #ReadLA! Coalition for making this work possible. 🧡
Read LA! partnered with Ketchum-Downtown YMCA for another #Storytime! 📖 Our Storytimes spread joy & comfort through reading & help children affected by the LA wildfires rebuild their personal libraries with backpacks 🎒 of donated books 📚. Looking forward to more summer Storytimes! ☀️ #ReadLA! #FIS
June 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Read LA! partnered with Ketchum-Downtown YMCA for another #Storytime! 📖 Our Storytimes spread joy & comfort through reading & help children affected by the LA wildfires rebuild their personal libraries with backpacks 🎒 of donated books 📚. Looking forward to more summer Storytimes! ☀️ #ReadLA! #FIS
#ReadLA! recently held 2 special Storytimes—one at the Oakwood Recreation Center & another at the Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills—for our #Storytime program! Both helped expand our reach with dozens of children impacted by the LA wildfires. Thanks to all the families & volunteers who joined us! 🧡
July 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#ReadLA! recently held 2 special Storytimes—one at the Oakwood Recreation Center & another at the Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills—for our #Storytime program! Both helped expand our reach with dozens of children impacted by the LA wildfires. Thanks to all the families & volunteers who joined us! 🧡
FIS welcomed the #ReadLA! Literacy Ambassadors for our 1st Annual Winter Celebration, & what a beautiful night it was! 🎉 A room full of comunidad as we celebrated all they’ve poured into this #EarlyLiteracy movement. 📖
So grateful for each & every one of them 🙌🏽 - 2026 is going to be even bigger! ⭐️
So grateful for each & every one of them 🙌🏽 - 2026 is going to be even bigger! ⭐️
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
FIS welcomed the #ReadLA! Literacy Ambassadors for our 1st Annual Winter Celebration, & what a beautiful night it was! 🎉 A room full of comunidad as we celebrated all they’ve poured into this #EarlyLiteracy movement. 📖
So grateful for each & every one of them 🙌🏽 - 2026 is going to be even bigger! ⭐️
So grateful for each & every one of them 🙌🏽 - 2026 is going to be even bigger! ⭐️
When families have the right literacy tools, kids thrive 📚👏🏽
FIS #LiteracyAmbassador Rocio led a community plática at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center on #EarlyLiteracy & how families can advocate for their children.
So grateful for our amazing parents & caregivers! ✨
#ReadLA!
FIS #LiteracyAmbassador Rocio led a community plática at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center on #EarlyLiteracy & how families can advocate for their children.
So grateful for our amazing parents & caregivers! ✨
#ReadLA!
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
When families have the right literacy tools, kids thrive 📚👏🏽
FIS #LiteracyAmbassador Rocio led a community plática at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center on #EarlyLiteracy & how families can advocate for their children.
So grateful for our amazing parents & caregivers! ✨
#ReadLA!
FIS #LiteracyAmbassador Rocio led a community plática at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center on #EarlyLiteracy & how families can advocate for their children.
So grateful for our amazing parents & caregivers! ✨
#ReadLA!
This new year, learn how the Read LA! App puts #EarlyLiteracy resources at your fingertips! 📱
Attend a short online session where FIS staff will walk you through downloading the app. Ask questions, share your experiences, & be entered into a gift card drawing! 🙌🏽
🔗 Register: bit.ly/readla-tutorials
Attend a short online session where FIS staff will walk you through downloading the app. Ask questions, share your experiences, & be entered into a gift card drawing! 🙌🏽
🔗 Register: bit.ly/readla-tutorials
January 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This new year, learn how the Read LA! App puts #EarlyLiteracy resources at your fingertips! 📱
Attend a short online session where FIS staff will walk you through downloading the app. Ask questions, share your experiences, & be entered into a gift card drawing! 🙌🏽
🔗 Register: bit.ly/readla-tutorials
Attend a short online session where FIS staff will walk you through downloading the app. Ask questions, share your experiences, & be entered into a gift card drawing! 🙌🏽
🔗 Register: bit.ly/readla-tutorials
#ReadLA! Storytime has spent its December spreading comfort & joy to children impacted by the LA Wildfires, with 4,000+ books distributed this year! 👏
Families engaged in the #PowerOfReading & we gave book bags to each child. 🎒📚
Thanks to Waterford's Tiarha Huerta for joining as a storyteller!
Families engaged in the #PowerOfReading & we gave book bags to each child. 🎒📚
Thanks to Waterford's Tiarha Huerta for joining as a storyteller!
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#ReadLA! Storytime has spent its December spreading comfort & joy to children impacted by the LA Wildfires, with 4,000+ books distributed this year! 👏
Families engaged in the #PowerOfReading & we gave book bags to each child. 🎒📚
Thanks to Waterford's Tiarha Huerta for joining as a storyteller!
Families engaged in the #PowerOfReading & we gave book bags to each child. 🎒📚
Thanks to Waterford's Tiarha Huerta for joining as a storyteller!
#FIS staff were hard at work yesterday morning organizing book donations for our Read LA! #Storytime program! 📚
Through these wonderful books, #ReadLA! will continue bringing comfort, joy, & #EarlyLiteracy to children with the power of reading! 💙 #StaffBonding #BooksBringJoy
Through these wonderful books, #ReadLA! will continue bringing comfort, joy, & #EarlyLiteracy to children with the power of reading! 💙 #StaffBonding #BooksBringJoy
December 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#FIS staff were hard at work yesterday morning organizing book donations for our Read LA! #Storytime program! 📚
Through these wonderful books, #ReadLA! will continue bringing comfort, joy, & #EarlyLiteracy to children with the power of reading! 💙 #StaffBonding #BooksBringJoy
Through these wonderful books, #ReadLA! will continue bringing comfort, joy, & #EarlyLiteracy to children with the power of reading! 💙 #StaffBonding #BooksBringJoy
Our #ReadLA! Coalition is ending the year strong and ready for 2026! 💪🏽 Thank you to the Children's Institute for hosting us and Family Engagement Lab's Vidya Sundaram for joining us to discuss our partnership and what's ahead!
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Our #ReadLA! Coalition is ending the year strong and ready for 2026! 💪🏽 Thank you to the Children's Institute for hosting us and Family Engagement Lab's Vidya Sundaram for joining us to discuss our partnership and what's ahead!
Tomorrow marks 2 years since the launch of Read LA! 🥳 To celebrate, #ReadLA! invited FIS staff & our coalition partners to share a children’s book that shaped their reading journey or that of a child in their life. 📚 Join us in sharing a love for reading with all children! #HappyBirthdayReadLA
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tomorrow marks 2 years since the launch of Read LA! 🥳 To celebrate, #ReadLA! invited FIS staff & our coalition partners to share a children’s book that shaped their reading journey or that of a child in their life. 📚 Join us in sharing a love for reading with all children! #HappyBirthdayReadLA
This weekend, Read LA! Storytime visited the West LA Region Library, sharing stories & handing out backpacks with books to children in communities impacted by the L.A. wildfires. Thank you to Tiarha Huerta of Waterford.org, one of our #ReadLA! coalition members, for joining us as a Storyteller! 📚
October 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This weekend, Read LA! Storytime visited the West LA Region Library, sharing stories & handing out backpacks with books to children in communities impacted by the L.A. wildfires. Thank you to Tiarha Huerta of Waterford.org, one of our #ReadLA! coalition members, for joining us as a Storyteller! 📚
Within the Read LA! App, there's a resource directory that provides tools for supporting students & families, from reading resources to #KnowYourRights videos to our #ReadLA! coalition partners' websites!
📱 Access this by downloading ReachWell to get the #ReadLAapp: bit.ly/ReadLA-App-Download
📱 Access this by downloading ReachWell to get the #ReadLAapp: bit.ly/ReadLA-App-Download
September 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Within the Read LA! App, there's a resource directory that provides tools for supporting students & families, from reading resources to #KnowYourRights videos to our #ReadLA! coalition partners' websites!
📱 Access this by downloading ReachWell to get the #ReadLAapp: bit.ly/ReadLA-App-Download
📱 Access this by downloading ReachWell to get the #ReadLAapp: bit.ly/ReadLA-App-Download
Do you want to use the Read LA! App? It’s easy to set up so you can get content from FIS & the #ReadLA! Coalition: rwell.us/LosAngelesCA
📱 Watch this short video to get instructions on downloading the #ReadLAapp through ReachWell, adding Read LA!, & selecting the #EarlyLiteracy tools you want!
📱 Watch this short video to get instructions on downloading the #ReadLAapp through ReachWell, adding Read LA!, & selecting the #EarlyLiteracy tools you want!
September 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Do you want to use the Read LA! App? It’s easy to set up so you can get content from FIS & the #ReadLA! Coalition: rwell.us/LosAngelesCA
📱 Watch this short video to get instructions on downloading the #ReadLAapp through ReachWell, adding Read LA!, & selecting the #EarlyLiteracy tools you want!
📱 Watch this short video to get instructions on downloading the #ReadLAapp through ReachWell, adding Read LA!, & selecting the #EarlyLiteracy tools you want!
Recently, #FIS welcomed our 5th cohort of #ReadLA! Literacy Ambassadors! 🎉 These Ambassadors will equip families with #EarlyLiteracy tools 📚 to help their children at home & advocate for them at school!
📣 Apply today to become an Ambassador: bit.ly/literacy-ambassadors
📣 Apply today to become an Ambassador: bit.ly/literacy-ambassadors
September 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Recently, #FIS welcomed our 5th cohort of #ReadLA! Literacy Ambassadors! 🎉 These Ambassadors will equip families with #EarlyLiteracy tools 📚 to help their children at home & advocate for them at school!
📣 Apply today to become an Ambassador: bit.ly/literacy-ambassadors
📣 Apply today to become an Ambassador: bit.ly/literacy-ambassadors
On the Read LA! App, you can choose which types of #EarlyLiteracy notifications you receive - this will determine the age group of the resources you see for your child’s literacy journey! 📚
🔔 Pick the notifications you want - download ReachWell for the #ReadLAapp today: bit.ly/ReadLA-App-Download
🔔 Pick the notifications you want - download ReachWell for the #ReadLAapp today: bit.ly/ReadLA-App-Download
September 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
On the Read LA! App, you can choose which types of #EarlyLiteracy notifications you receive - this will determine the age group of the resources you see for your child’s literacy journey! 📚
🔔 Pick the notifications you want - download ReachWell for the #ReadLAapp today: bit.ly/ReadLA-App-Download
🔔 Pick the notifications you want - download ReachWell for the #ReadLAapp today: bit.ly/ReadLA-App-Download
With Read LA! on the ReachWell app, FIS & the #ReadLA! Coalition are committed to reversing the #LiteracyCrisis in LA so that all children can read & thrive 📚
To learn more, listen to Read LA!'s Sr. Campaign Director, Olga Corona De La Cruz, on how this app will support families & #EarlyLiteracy! ✨
To learn more, listen to Read LA!'s Sr. Campaign Director, Olga Corona De La Cruz, on how this app will support families & #EarlyLiteracy! ✨
August 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
With Read LA! on the ReachWell app, FIS & the #ReadLA! Coalition are committed to reversing the #LiteracyCrisis in LA so that all children can read & thrive 📚
To learn more, listen to Read LA!'s Sr. Campaign Director, Olga Corona De La Cruz, on how this app will support families & #EarlyLiteracy! ✨
To learn more, listen to Read LA!'s Sr. Campaign Director, Olga Corona De La Cruz, on how this app will support families & #EarlyLiteracy! ✨
Read LA! #Storytime had another busy month! From our 2nd major event in Pacific Palisades to wrapping up our last Altadena Library Summer Storytimes & having fun at the YMCA! 🎉 We are grateful for all of our amazing #ReadLA! Storyteller volunteers & the families who joined us! 🧡 #MoreStorytimesAhead
August 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Read LA! #Storytime had another busy month! From our 2nd major event in Pacific Palisades to wrapping up our last Altadena Library Summer Storytimes & having fun at the YMCA! 🎉 We are grateful for all of our amazing #ReadLA! Storyteller volunteers & the families who joined us! 🧡 #MoreStorytimesAhead
Downloading Read LA! on the ReachWell app is super simple! 📱
Follow these quick steps outlined in the images below to get access to all of the weekly #EarlyLiteracy content 📚 released from FIS, the Read LA! Coalition, & other partners!
#ReadLAapp #ReadLA! #FIS #FamiliesInSchools #ReachWell
Follow these quick steps outlined in the images below to get access to all of the weekly #EarlyLiteracy content 📚 released from FIS, the Read LA! Coalition, & other partners!
#ReadLAapp #ReadLA! #FIS #FamiliesInSchools #ReachWell
August 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Downloading Read LA! on the ReachWell app is super simple! 📱
Follow these quick steps outlined in the images below to get access to all of the weekly #EarlyLiteracy content 📚 released from FIS, the Read LA! Coalition, & other partners!
#ReadLAapp #ReadLA! #FIS #FamiliesInSchools #ReachWell
Follow these quick steps outlined in the images below to get access to all of the weekly #EarlyLiteracy content 📚 released from FIS, the Read LA! Coalition, & other partners!
#ReadLAapp #ReadLA! #FIS #FamiliesInSchools #ReachWell