Sue Porto champions volunteer reading helpers to improve our childrens literacy skills

A report released yesterday by the National Literacy Trust shows that 3 in 10 children come from homes that do not have a single book in their homes. 1 in 5 children leave primary school with inadequate reading skills. Former Ofsted Director Sir Jim Rose commented: “We are in serious trouble.... We need to do something urgently. It is a responsibility we cannot afford to shirk.”

Sue Porto on the BBC news channel this morning spoke of the positive effect of one-to-one support offered by “volunteer reading helpers” on children’s reading skills. On the program an 8-year-old said “if you don’t read, you don’t get clever”.

At Anili we know that adult involvement at an early age can establish a love of reading and engagement with education. That’s why all our books contain games and guidance to encourage parents and cares to build an early love of books as well as specific literacy and language skills.

 

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