WITS Mission Statement Please select your preference for the new WITS mission statement. WITS believes that literacy is the foundation on which all other learning develops. Our mission is to empower Chicago elementary students to discover themselves through reading, by building community through literacy-based mentorship, enabling teachers to build diverse classroom libraries, and promoting book ownership at home. WITS believes reading matters. Our mission is to support reading development in Chicago elementary students, by providing consistent literacy-based mentorship, enabling teachers to build diverse classroom libraries, and promoting book ownership at home. WITS empowers Chicago’s elementary students to explore the world with reading while developing foundational literacy skills. We do this by providing consistent literacy-based mentorship, enabling teachers to build diverse classroom libraries, and promoting book ownership at home. Δ
