At Sing Out and READ, National Literacy Month is a month-long initiative in which we happily participate. You can too!

Through donations and grants, the nonprofit's Family Literacy Project, or FLiP, aids students age 6 to 12 who struggle with reading skills and come from at-risk, low-income families that can't afford tutors.

New research validates claim, once again, that the Family Literacy Project (FLiP) can end illiteracy through the power of singing: Dr. Timothy Rasinski, Professor of Literacy Education at Kent State University proves terrific results.

At Sing Out and READ, it is our goal to be at the forefront of literacy programming and technology. As part of that mission, we have completed our certification program and are officially Clever Certified!

The Community Hero program recognizes and awards grassroots heroes in the Tampa Bay community whose noble efforts make a positive impact on others.

Starting two years ago, St. Pete Rotary Clubs began partnering with Sing Out and READ to implement the Family Literacy Project (FLiP). Since then, they’ve multiplied their literacy impact ten times!

Carlo Franzblau, Co-Founder and Board Chair of Sing Out and READ, received the Diversity & Empowerment Education Award at the PCUL Empowerment Luncheon on February 25th.

Evidence shows that the Family Literacy Project (FLiP) helps at-risk, struggling readers avoid the “Summer Slide” and return to school, in the Fall, one full year ahead of expectation!

The Pinellas County Urban League has announced that Carlo Franzblau, Co-Founder and Board Chair of Sing Out and READ, has been selected to receive the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Leadership Award.

It was an evening of stories and song, of community teamwork and tales of children who made heartwarming and astounding reading gains in a short period of time. View photos from the night of the event here!

Sing Out and READ (SOAR), the St. Petersburg Midtown Rotary Club, and Eckerd Connects joined together to celebrate the achievement of elementary children who completed the 12-week reading program Family Literacy Project (FLiP).

FLiP children speak about how the program changes lives.

With the closing of schools, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed many of the injustices facing school children across the country, from inadequate internet access to housing instability to food insecurity.

The U.S. Education Department has released the first in a series of school surveys intended to provide a national view of learning during the pandemic.

The U.S. Education Department has released the first in a series of school surveys intended to provide a national view of learning during the pandemic.

Impact Catalyst interviews Beth and Carlo Franzblau, Co-Founders of Sing Out and Read.

While the education response to the COVID-19 pandemic has varied widely, teachers agree on the high cost of remote learning, especially for vulnerable students.

COVID-19 presents immediate decision making challenges for schools and districts that rely on annual data collection to monitor student progress and performance.

At P.S. 105 in the Bronx, teachers tackle literacy instruction in new ways amid coronavirus restrictions.

Sing Out and READ is closing the reading gap in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and the Bay Area one student (and one song) at a time.