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EDUCATIONtalk
New Year

Reading

Resolutions

Helping your children
learn to read and
develop a love of
reading is the single
most important activity
you can do to help
with their education.
Follow Reading
Chest’s new year’s
reading resolutions to
get on the right track

I will get more involved in my year or so. less likely to pick up a book themselves.
children’s reading. Children love listening to stories. Reluctant I will listen to my children read
In many schools, children don’t get readers, in particular have a chance to every day.
much opportunity to read individually see that reading is enjoyable and exciting, Listening to children read for just ten
with a teacher. Reading lots at home is not just something they struggle with. It minutes a day will make a huge difference
essential! If it’s something you did when also gives them access to books and to their progress. Establish a good reading
your children were younger, but not so authors that they might not have chosen routine and let your children read good
much now, then have another go. You’ll themselves. quality, inspiring books. They will lose
remember how much you and your I will read more books myself and interest with books that are too challenging
children love it. let my children see me reading. and will not make progress if books are
I will read aloud to my children Children fall into reading habits based on too easy.
as often as possible, even to my what goes on in their home. If they never For further help and reading advice visit
eldest who I haven’t read to for a see their parents reading, they are much www.readingchest.co.uk
Reach new heights on your

reading adventure

READING Chest aims to make reading can choose from Reading Chest’s
at home fun for children and is easier for extensive selection of schemes such as
parents. Oxford Reading Tree, Project X, Rigby
Reading Chest is a book rental service Star, Bug Club, Phonics Bug, Collins Big
for children learning to read, specialising Cat and Engage Literacy.
in reading scheme books for 4 to 9 year Monthly membership starts from £9.95,
olds. which allows for up to 6 new books each
Members receive regular personalised month and also includes a book bag,
deliveries of books - perfect for when bookmark, reward chart and stickers.
children forget to change their school For more information go to
books, or want more variety. Members www.readingchest.co.uk

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