What is READBowl?

READBowl is the FREE global reading competition where PreK-12th grade aged teams around the globe compete to read for the most minutes. The competition begins the week before the American College Football National Championship (2nd Monday in January) and culminates with a live crowning of the World Champions of Reading on the morning of the National Football League’s (NFL) Super Bowl Sunday.

ONE PAGE OVERVIEW OF READBowl

READBowl VIII Kicks Off January 13 2025.

NEW FOR 2025: New Conference and Championship for HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

VARSITY CONFERENCE: 9th-12th GRADES

If you are a high school educator please email us at readbowl@readwithmalcom.com. We will get back to you asap when these new registration options are live!

If you are a PreK-8th Grade Educator, you can sign up right now!

READBowl VIII (2024) featured 280,000 students from all 50 US States and 14 Different Countries

181,579,472 Minutes of Reading

Special Report from ESPN’s Mike Reiss

 

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