Volunteers needed to listen to children read in local schools
Schoolreaders.org is looking for Wiltshire volunteers to listen to children read in local primary schools after lockdown
Schoolreaders, established in 2013, is a nationwide charity which finds volunteers and places them in primary schools where they give free one-to-one reading sessions.
Says Serena Whitbread, Schoolreaders' Wiltshire Ambassador, "Reading volunteers are going to be desperately needed following the Coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of children won’t have had enough reading practice during lockdown."
In a normal year, one in four children leave primary school unable to read well. Most children will have missed a term of school, so the reading gap is now even wider. Children who struggle with reading are more likely to live in poverty and be unemployed as adults.
Schoolreaders needs more volunteers in Wiltshire to support children’s reading and prevent them falling further behind. "You can make a difference to a child’s life by applying to become a Schoolreader. No qualifications are needed - just a love of reading and some spare time each week," Serena adds.
To join Schoolreaders, please visit their website or call 01234 924111 for further information.
Schoolreaders.org
Charity Number: 1159157
