DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT.
BUILD STRONG READERS TODAY—AND STRONGER CLASSROOMS FOR YEARS TO COME.
Every child deserves the opportunity to become a strong, confident reader. Yet for a child who is behind, each sentence can feel like a maze of unfamiliar letters and sounds. As classmates move ahead, frustration can grow and confidence can fade. Your gift can help change that story—and from August 27 through September 17, it can go twice as far.
Thanks to the College Football Playoff Foundation, Cotton Bowl Foundation, and a generous anonymous donor, gifts will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a combined $150,000, while matching funds remain.
Help us unlock the full match and reach our $300,000 North Texas Giving Day goal.
WHY THIRD GRADE MATTERS
Third grade is a critical turning point. In the early elementary years, children learn to read. After third grade, they increasingly must read to learn.
Children who are behind need more than additional instructional time. They need targeted literacy instruction focused on the specific skills they have not yet mastered.
HOW CATCH UP & READ WORKS
Since 2009, Catch Up & Read has worked alongside North Texas schools as a teacher-powered literacy partner. We combine evidence-based professional learning and ongoing coaching for teachers with targeted small-group literacy instruction for students who need additional support.
Student data guides every lesson. In small groups, children have frequent opportunities to read, write, respond, practice new skills, correct mistakes, and receive immediate feedback. Each lesson builds foundational skills, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.
Catch Up & Read also equips teachers to interpret student data, deliver targeted lessons, monitor understanding, and respond to individual learning needs.
This investment supports students today while strengthening literacy instruction for years to come. When a teacher becomes a stronger literacy instructor, every child in that classroom benefits.
Our program is offered in both English and Spanish, helping us meet students where they are as they become successful readers.
For years, Catch Up & Read has partnered with Johns Hopkins University to evaluate and strengthen our work. This ongoing research partnership helps us measure our impact, refine our model, and ensure that students and teachers receive effective, evidence-based literacy support.
EARLY GIVING BEGINS AUGUST 27, 2026.
NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY IS SEPTEMBER 17, 2026.
Give between August 27 and September 17 to double your impact and help more North Texas children become strong, confident readers.
Believing in the power of literacy to transform lives and communities, Catch Up & Read’s mission is to equip children from under-championed neighborhoods to read on grade level by 3rd grade so they can graduate from high school and break the generational cycle of poverty. Our focus is to equip teachers with evidence-based literacy practices that give children from underserved communities the reading foundation they need to succeed in school and life.
Your gift strengthens the entire system of support around a young reader. It helps Catch Up & Read provide evidence-based professional learning and ongoing coaching for teachers, targeted small-group literacy instruction for students, teacher stipends, books, instructional materials, and the sustained support required to produce lasting results.
SEE YOUR GIFT GO TWICE AS FAR
$50 becomes $100 to provide one child with a month of classroom literacy support.
$125 becomes $250 to provide one child with a month of targeted small-group literacy instruction.
$250 becomes $500 to provide one child with two months of targeted small-group literacy instruction.
$450 becomes $900 to provide one child with classroom literacy support for the entire school year.
$1,250 becomes $2,500 to provide one child with targeted small-group literacy instruction for the entire school year.
$10,000 becomes $20,000 to provide a full year of literacy support for one classroom.
$62,500 becomes $125,000 to provide a full year of Catch Up & Read support at one school.
Your gift does more than provide additional reading instruction. It builds teacher capacity, gives children more opportunities to read, write, respond, practice, and receive immediate feedback, and strengthens literacy instruction for students today and for years to come.
Choose a gift that is meaningful to you and help build strong readers—and stronger classrooms—across North Texas.
Catch Up & Read was founded to provide equity-based supports so that ALL of our students can achieve their full potential. We work in historically underserved communities and are passionate about closing the opportunity gap by elevating literacy instruction, empowering teachers with best practices and equipping children to read. We believe in the power of literacy to transform lives and communities.
We recognize that a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging requires a long-term commitment. We strive to create an inclusive work environment by valuing diverse identities and perspectives and working together to support the success of our teammates.
Equity undergirds every one of our values:
1. Commitment to Excellence. We have high expectations of ALL our students, their parents, our teachers, and ourselves because we want equitable education for all. Together, with our students, parents and teachers, we are committed to working hard to achieve the highest standards in reading and teaching excellence.
2. Continuous Learning. We are always seeking to know and deliver best practices in our field. We analyze data for each student to customize individual learning plans that will maximize their growth.
3. Confidence. Achieving starts with believing. That’s why we look for opportunities to cultivate confidence in ALL of our students, educators and colleagues. We strive for our children to become strong readers, our teachers to become strong teachers, and for their confidence to radiate.
4. Collaboration. We work as a diverse team alongside best-in-class educators to grow all our students.
5. Celebration. We celebrate small wins and big accomplishments of our awesome students, educators, supporters and team.
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Partner or Volunteer
Ongoing
In-person
Organization name
Catch Up & Read
Tax id (EIN)
45-3533496
Causes
Education - K-12
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Dallas, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Other
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
12222 Merit Dr. Suite 110