Program areas at Book Trust
Books - direct cost of new books that are chosen and owned by Book Trust students throughout the school year. Book Trust is a teacher-led, student- driven national early literacy program which includes a step-by-step supported and evaluated process to ensure students have the opportunity to discover the joy and power of reading. In the 2023-2024 school year, 58,106 Book Trust elementary students in 194 schools across 15 states, selected and received over 630,000 new scholastic books. Book Trust students were able to build their love of reading and their own home libraries.
Teacher training and resources - direct cost to develop and provide teacher training, support, and literacy resources to Book Trust managers and teachers throughout the year. Book Trust managers and teachers volunteer their time to implement Book Trust's program every month of the school year. In 2023-2024, 194 Book Trust managers and 2,742 teachers across 15 states received Book Trust's program training, on-going program support, and monthly literacy resources to engage students in Book choice, ownership, and celebration. Book Trust managers and teachers receive literacy tools for early reading tactics, family engagement, and the benefits of playing an active role in daily reading in the classroom and at home. Evaluation - direct cost to provide monthly program monitoring and evaluation to ensure effective and quality program implementation and impact. Book Trust's qualitative and quantitative evaluation process throughout the year includes; but is not limited to, school site visits, program monitoring tools, annual surveys, focus groups, academic research, and third-party evaluations. Operations - direct cost to provide the essential program administrative and operational support necessary to implement the Book Trust program and to support our partner schools, teachers, and students with high quality and consistency.