Democratize early learning and foster universal readiness for school success by empowering families of all economic and cultural backgrounds to engage children in joyful reading and conversation that build on their natural curiosity and validate their perceptions.

Put a critical mass of content-rich literature into the hands of families, and coach caregivers in developing children's capacity for learning through the tried-and-true method of reading with them and responding to their ideas.

Alice Letvin, PhD, and Carolyn Saper, MST, each has 30+ years of experience in children’s literary publishing, literacy assessment, teacher professional development, parent education, and innovative PK–12 literature-based language arts curricula. With Matthew Rubin, MBA, they competed in the 2016 University of Chicago Booth School of Business Social New Venture Challenge, and placed as a finalist. Since then, ReadAskChat has received multiple investments from the United States National Science Foundation to spur the development of innovative and impactful education initiatives.