The Learning Alliance emerged from two parents’ efforts to help their children learn to read. Before they were co-founders, Barbara Hammond and Liz Remington were moms searching for ways to support their sons who were struggling in school. They were hands-on with their children and fortunate to have the means and resources necessary to catch them up.
Barbara and Liz were able to find a way for their kids, but it wasn’t easy, and they believed families shouldn’t have to be as lucky or well-resourced to get their children reading. They traveled the country looking for literacy best practices and saw the need for a better, more systematic approach to teaching literacy. Together with the help of a local philanthropist, they founded The Learning Alliance in 2009.
More than 15 years later, The Learning Alliance has supported hundreds of teachers and thousands of students across Indian River County, Florida.
As a mom whose children struggled with reading, I experienced firsthand that learning to read is crucial to a child’s self-esteem and success in school and life. At TLA, we recognize that Literacy is a team sport, and we are deeply grateful to our investors and partners for joining us on the journey to help 90% of children read by the end of third grade so they can thrive beyond.
