What is the Alabama CHOOSE Act? You got the email. Your family was approved for the Alabama CHOOSE Act. There's money sitting in a ClassWallet account with your child's name on it--and now you're staring at a list of approved spending categories wondering where to start. You're not alone. The Alabama CHOOSE Act is brand new, and most families are figuring it out for the first time. The program launched in 2025, applications for the 2026-2027 school year opened in January, and there's a wave of parents asking the same question: How do I actually use these funds to help my child? If reading is on your radar--because your child is struggling, because you want to track their progress, or because you simply want to know where they stand--this guide will walk you through what the Alabama CHOOSE Act covers, how the money works, and one specific way to put those ESA dollars toward reading tools that give you real, measurable data on your child's fluency. The CHOOSE Act stands for Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students' Education . Signed into law in 2024, it created Alabama's first education savings account (ESA) program. The idea is straightforward: eligible families receive state funds deposited into a ClassWallet account, and those funds can be spent on approved educational expenses--curriculum, tutoring, instructional materials, therapies, and more. For families enrolled in a home education program (homeschool, co-op, or similar), the Alabama CHOOSE Act provides $2,000 pe...