Children’s reading initiatives
Although I believe, as parents, we must take on the responsibility of garnishing our children’s love of reading there are plenty of organisations and initiatives that can aid us.
Here is a list of a few reading initiatives for children.
The National Literacy Trust is a great place to start. This is a trust that believes that improved literacy can genuinely improve people’s lives. I would not argue with that.
They operate numerous projects. Gaining funding from the Department of Education, Early Reading Connects aims to strengthen literacy development in the under fives.
After government figures recorded that boys’ performance was lower than their female peers, Reading Champions was created to increase boys’ enjoyment of their reading.
Reading for Life is also borne of the National Literacy Trust. And this was set up to encourage everyone to read. Promoting the benefits of reading to all ages.
Booktrust is an independent UK-wide charity dedicated to encouraging people of all ages to enjoy books. It operates a large number of specific initiatives and partners with Reading for Life and the Arts Council.
Bookstart is its national programme concerned with encouraging children from the earliest possible age. One of its main aims is to provide a free pack of books to every baby in the UK.
Booked Up is a similar scheme that aims to give a free book to every child starting secondary school in England.
Booktime concerns itself with the children between these two age brackets. And my own son was very pleased to receive his free Booktime books and bag during his first school year.
Another independent charity inspiring more people to read is The Reading Agency. They do a lot of work with public libraries and throughout the summer will again be running its Summer Reading Challenge.
The idea of this initiative is to encourage children to continue reading throughout the lengthy school holidays, and to help kids turn their reading from a chore to a pleasure.
An initiative that they run all the time is Their Reading Future. Working in partnership with libraries, supporting them to deliver the best possible reader development programmes.
The Scottish Book Trust aims to inspire readers and writers. And what four year-old would not be delighted with an explorer backpack?
In America Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has really taken off. The idea of this initiative is that each community provides every child with a free book every month until they turn five.
A project that many communities have bought in to after its initial launch and success in Dolly’s home county in east Tennessee.
It is spreading into Canada, and also parts of the UK. You can go and see if there is an affiliate near you here.
Another stateside project I have stumbled upon is Reach Out and Read. This not-for-profit organisation aims to promote school readiness by providing new books to children and advice to parents via America’s network of paediatric exam rooms.
But what wonderful initiatives am I missing?
And I would love to read about any positive impacts reading initiatives have had.
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