If children don't learn to read by third grade, they can't read to learn.

Volunteer to help change history.

Simply put, your role as a SMART volunteer will alter the course of a child's life.

The effect you have may not be immediately visible—in fact, you may never see it. But others will. Teachers start to notice small boosts in classroom confidence. Parents watch their child take a deeper interest in books at home. Slowly, a reader is born. And the path of his or her life takes a new turn.

Once a week during the school year, you will read with two children for 30 minutes each, totaling one hour.

The opportunity to change history begins with one. Are you that one? Volunteer now.

Volunteer today—there's always room for another name tag.