In 2016, the Alaska State Board of Education reviewed and accepted 13 recommendations bundled as Alaska's Education Challenge. In 2022, the Alaska Reads Act was signed into law. The Act addresses the number one priority of Alaska's Education Challenge, which is to support all students to read at grade level by the end of third grade. The Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) is responsible for supporting and training teachers of pre-kindergarten through third grade, curriculum specialists, and other educators to implement evidence-based strategies for teaching reading. To meet the requirements of The Alaska Reads Act, schools across Alaska must have access to professional development (PD) and evidence-based reading resources. In 2019, DEED approached Region 16 Comprehensive Center (R16CC) for help. Region 16 Comprehensive Center and the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development are building a foundation for early literacy in Alaska through effective, accessible tools, and enriched educator capacity.