Burnett, 91, still remembers the teacher who sparked her love of reading as a child. "Every Friday (my teacher ... working with "Reading is Fundamental" or RIF, the oldest children's literacy ...

It looked like an ice cream truck. That was really important for us. It was from a program called Reading Is Fundamental, which is for kids who don’t have a library nearby or reading isn’t ...

“A non-profit called Lit World started it several years ago and now over 173 countries across the world participate,” Reading is Fundamental President and CEO Alicia Levi told WTOP.

"I would hope so. That's our goal," said Kyle Fahsel, director of mentoring for Reading is FUNdamental Pittsburgh. Fahsel is involved with the Everybody Wins Program, which brings students and ...