National Parents Union · Action Kit

TEACH EVERY KID TO READ

Nine standalone posts for the READ Act, the biggest federal literacy reform in a decade. Post any one on its own. Every one lands on the same action: call your senators.
📞 The ask: call your senators at the U.S. Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121
S.4689 · 119th Congress · Parent-led
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The posts

Nine self-contained square posts (1080×1080). Each one works alone, so you can post them in any order or spread them across the week. Every graphic has Save image / Copy image; every caption has Copy text for Instagram/Facebook and X/Twitter.

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It's time to teach every kid to read
The hook and the ask.
It's time to teach every kid to read
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It's time to teach every kid to read. 📖 For the first time in a decade, we have a real shot: the READ Act (S.4689). It's parent-built, backed by 120+ groups, and it takes what's proven and makes it the standard everywhere. This is how we get every kid reading. But it only passes if we push. 📞 Call your senators: (202) 224-3121. Say: "Pass the READ Act, S.4689, so every kid learns to read." 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #ScienceOfReading #ParentPower #CallCongress
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It's time to teach every kid to read. 📖 The READ Act (S.4689) is our shot, and it only passes if we push. 📞 (202) 224-3121. Tell your senators to pass it.
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Zero states
Not one state has most kids reading at grade level.
Zero states
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How many states have most kids reading at grade level? Zero. 📉 1 in 3 kids graduate below the basic reading level, and reading scores just hit their lowest point since 1992. That's the reality, and it's not okay. The good news: we know how to fix it, and there's a bill to do it. The READ Act (S.4689). 📞 Call your senators: (202) 224-3121. Tell them to pass it. 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #ScienceOfReading #CallCongress
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How many states have most kids reading at grade level? Zero. 1 in 3 graduate below the basic level. (NAEP) We can fix this: the READ Act (S.4689). 📞 (202) 224-3121.
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The cost
Low literacy costs America $224 billion a year.
The cost
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Low literacy costs America $224 billion a year, plus $40 billion in lost productivity. 💸 But the real cost is bigger. The kids who can't read today grow up to measure your medications and build your homes tomorrow. The READ Act fixes the root. It just has to pass. 📞 Call your senators: (202) 224-3121. Tell them to pass the READ Act, S.4689. 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #CallCongress
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Low literacy costs the U.S. about $224B a year plus $40B in lost productivity. The kids who can't read today grow up to measure your medications and build your homes. The READ Act fixes the root. 📞 (202) 224-3121.
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One question
Can your kid read the page, or not?
One question
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It comes down to one question: can your kid read the page, or not? Not test scores. Not politics. Can a child read the words in front of them? The READ Act makes sure the answer is yes, for every kid, in every classroom. 📞 Call your senators: (202) 224-3121. Tell them to pass the READ Act, S.4689. 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #ParentPower #CallCongress
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It comes down to one question: can your kid read the page, or not? The READ Act makes sure the answer is yes. 📞 (202) 224-3121. Pass S.4689.
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It already works
Mississippi and Louisiana proved it.
It already works
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This isn't a guess. It's proven. ✅ Mississippi and Louisiana went all in on the science of reading, and student outcomes climbed. The READ Act takes what's working in those states and scales it everywhere. We know what works. Let's make it the standard. 📞 Call your senators: (202) 224-3121. Tell them to pass the READ Act, S.4689. 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #ScienceOfReading #CallCongress
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This isn't a guess. Mississippi and Louisiana went all in on the science of reading and student outcomes climbed. The READ Act scales what works. 📞 (202) 224-3121. Pass S.4689.
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The plan
What the READ Act does, in six parts.
The plan
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We know what works. The READ Act makes it the standard: 1. High quality curricula in every classroom 2. Universal early screening to catch struggles early 3. Parents told when a kid is behind, and the plan to fix it 4. Tutoring and summer learning to help kids catch up 5. Teacher prep aligned to the science of reading 6. Coaching and PD so educators keep leveling up 📞 Call your senators: (202) 224-3121. Tell them to pass the READ Act, S.4689. 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #ScienceOfReading #CallCongress
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The READ Act's plan: high quality curricula, universal early screening to catch kids early, honest updates for parents, tutoring and summer help, and teachers trained right. 📞 (202) 224-3121. Pass S.4689.
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The ask
60 seconds. One call. Every kid.
The ask
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60 seconds. One call. Every kid. 📞 Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121, ask for your senators, and say: "I'm a parent and a voter. Please support the READ Act, S.4689, so every kid learns to read." That's the whole ask. When parents call, Washington listens. 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #CallCongress #ParentPower
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60 seconds. One call. Every kid. 📞 Dial (202) 224-3121, ask for your senators, say: pass the READ Act, S.4689. When parents call, Washington listens.
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We can't wait
Every year we wait, another class falls behind.
We can't wait
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We can't wait. ⏳ Reading scores just hit their lowest point since 1992. Every year we wait, another class of kids moves up without the reading skills they need, and they don't get those years back. The fix already exists. It's the READ Act. The only thing missing is urgency. 📞 Add yours. Call your senators: (202) 224-3121. Tell them to pass the READ Act, S.4689. 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #ScienceOfReading #CallCongress
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Reading scores just hit their lowest since 1992. Every year we wait, another class falls behind, and kids don't get those years back. The fix exists: the READ Act. 📞 (202) 224-3121. Pass S.4689.
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Kitchen tables
Where this movement came from.
Kitchen tables
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This didn't start in Washington. It started at kitchen tables. 💛 For years, 70%+ of parents have said the government should do more to help kids read. The last time parents reshaped federal education on this scale was 1975, when families won the right to a free public education for every child with a disability. We did it then. We can do it now. 1.7 million families, 1,800+ groups, all 50 states. 📞 Keep leading. Call your senators: (202) 224-3121. Tell them to pass the READ Act, S.4689. 🔗 nationalparentsunion.org/campaigns/read-act #READAct #ParentPower #CallCongress
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This started at kitchen tables, not in Washington. 70%+ of parents have said for years: do more on literacy. Now it's our move. 📞 (202) 224-3121. Pass the READ Act, S.4689. 💛
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Call to Action & Resources

Stats come from NPU's campaign materials and the cited primary sources; the Capitol Switchboard number is from senate.gov. The "kitchen tables," "measure your medications and build your homes," and cost figures are NPU framing and cited data, styled as campaign statements. Each post stands on its own, so any single graphic and its caption can be posted independently.