Our vision is that every child should learn to read well. There has never been a more important time for our work.
We provide one-to-one reading support for children both at school and in their homes via three different means; face-to-face reading in classrooms, online reading support sessions and through the Schoolreaders Storytime video library.
We recruit volunteers to listen to children read in primary schools. One-to-one practice with the support of an attentive adult helps improve children's reading fluency and is a crucial supplement to classroom teaching. As many as one in four children left primary school in 2019 unable to read well*, and the situation has been made worse by the Covid-19 crisis. Help children catch up on vital reading skills by volunteering, donating or supporting us - you'll be making a life-changing difference to a child who needs your help.
What we do
The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for School Standards, recently wrote to Schoolreaders about the Government's post-pandemic catch-up plans and expressed his thanks for our work:
"We are grateful for the valuable work of Schoolreaders in their support of one-on-one reading in primary schools both prior to and during the pandemic."
May 2021
You ran, walked, and cycled the equivalent of 1.4 times around the globe to support children's reading!
If you're a parent or teacher of primary-age children looking for a way to encourage them to read over the summer, click here to find out about our Book Review Competition!
Hear from some of the children benefitting from time with a Schoolreader
Whether you're looking for a fun team event to take on with pals or family, or want to spend a quiet hour testing your own literary knowledge, this is the quiz for you. Find out more and sign up by clicking here:
Welcome to our 4th annual Quiz!
Find out what our brilliant supporters are doing to raise funds for Schoolreaders:
Click here to read about Tony Wildman's 100-Bridges Challenge
Click here to read about David Griffith's year-long running challenge
COVID-19: A message for reading volunteers and partner schools
VOLUNTEERS:
Schools are now open; if you are interested in volunteering please apply today and we will place you in a school that needs you as soon as we can.
If you are already a registered volunteer and would like to talk to us, or are interested in hearing about options for virtual rather than in-person volunteering, please contact us via email or on the telephone number below.
SCHOOLS:
If you are a partner school and would like to talk to us about the current situation, or to discuss options for virtual volunteering in your school, please contact us via email or on the telephone number below.
The safety of volunteers, children and teachers is of the utmost importance to Schoolreaders. If you have any concerns please don't hesitate to contact us on
National curriculum assessments at Key Stage 2 in England, 2019 (revised), p 4, , updated 13th December 2019, Department for Education