Rowland Reading Foundation
{{Short description|American non-profit organization}}
Rowland Reading Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Middleton, Wisconsin. Founded by Pleasant Rowland in 2004, it promotes the Rowland Reading Program, including Superkids Reading Program and Happily Ever After, a reading readiness program.{{cite web|url=http://www.rowlandreading.org/ |title=Superkids Reading Program |publisher=Rowlandreading.org |date= |accessdate=2010-04-18}}{{cite news|last=Unger |first=Scott |url=http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/4467667 |title=Reading program has kids two years ahead |work=The State Journal |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |date=2008-11-16 |accessdate=2010-04-18}}{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11A99052806F8E98&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |first=Bill|last=Glauber|title=American Girl founder's makeover of upstate N.Y. town rankles some locals |work=Journal Sentinel |location=Milwaukee |date=July 23, 2007 |quote=She also contributed millions to fund the Rowland Reading Foundation to provide phonics-based reading programs for schoolchildren. |accessdate=2010-04-18}}{{cite news|first=Geoff |last=Rands |url=http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1464164.html |title=Local News: New teachers, new program to help St. Peter kids excel at reading |work=Marshall Democrat-News |location=Marshall, Missouri |date=September 24, 2008 |accessdate=2010-04-18}}
On April 18, 2010, the Foundation launched a media campaign to encourage Wisconsin public schools to adopt the Superkids Reading Program.e.g., full page advertisement in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Leader-Telegram newspaper.
In 2015, the Foundation announced that its Superkids Reading Program had been purchased by educational publisher Zaner-Bloser.{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Dennis Punzel {{!}} Wisconsin State|title=Ohio firm buys Rowland Reading Foundation's Superkids|url=https://madison.com/business/ohio-firm-buys-rowland-reading-foundations-superkids/article_d4461190-146d-5e5d-8235-94a2f5d59767.html|access-date=2020-12-29|website=madison.com|language=en}}