In every hero’s journey, there is a moment—clear, profound, undeniable—when courage first whispers, then compels action. I first met David Chalk during the filming of The Truth About Reading, when his courage was already profoundly evident. At the age of 62, David revealed to the world his personal battle with illiteracy, a secret he’d carried, burdened by decades of shame, trauma, and silent pain.

The Truth About Reading film opened people’s eyes—this forthcoming documentary is about what happens next. The John Corcoran Foundation and multi-Emmy Award-winning producer-director Nick Nanton, along with Abundance Studios, shattered the silence around America’s literacy crisis with their groundbreaking documentary, The Truth About Reading. For the first time, millions saw the faces and heard the voices of those who had suffered in shame—adults who hid their illiteracy for

2024 was a year for the books at the John Corcoran Foundation. We brought The Truth About Reading to more people than ever before,...

There will not be a successful revolution in education until we prioritize proper reading instruction.

We'd first like to start out by giving our partners and friends in the literacy world a heartfelt thank you for your support and efforts...

This mini-documentary produced by our friends at the San Diego Council on Literacy highlights the stories of adults in San Diego and...

I recently returned from Austin, TX, where our team was in attendance at SXSW EDU 2024 for a featured screening of The Truth About Reading.

In March 2023, the University of Michigan-Flint hosted a showing of The Truth About Reading with UM Coach Jim Harbaugh in attendance.