ABC to read

ABC to read is a charity that provides 1-1 support to Berkshire primary school children who are struggling with read. The charity also provides Buddy workshops to 6th formers so that they can support their younger peers as well as parent helper training and workshops to parents showing them how they can support their children at home with reading.

Assisting Berkshire Children to read, ABC to read, was set up and registered with the Charity Commission in 2004. Our mission is to recruit, train and support community volunteers to provide 1:1 mentoring of primary school children (ages 5 to 11, throughout Berkshire and part of Buckinghamshire, who are struggling with their reading. Every year the hundreds of pupils we work with, ‘discover’ the pleasure of reading, helping them to gain a crucial skill for life, both at school and beyond. We specifically help children who are not entitled to individual help through statutory funding.

Our project relies on the efforts of the community volunteers, who spend half an hour with each pupil twice a week in school term time. The children and their mentor pursue a range of literacy-based activities, such as sharing books, playing games and enjoying conversation. This encourages the building of the pupil’s literacy skills as well as their confidence and self-esteem.

All our volunteers go through a stringent recruitment process, including DBS checks and safeguarding, to ensure the best quality assistance is provided to the children.

ABC to read’s most recent annual school evaluations showed how our charity had a huge impact on the reading performance and self-confidence of the children we helped.
Our aim is to ensure that we support children who have literacy difficulties, whatever their background.
Our project helps pupils’ teachers, classmates and schools. The children we work with are often amongst the struggling few that disrupt the learning of others. Successfully encouraging these children to be more involved with their education directly contributes to a more engaged classroom environment.

Through our work we have been credited with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, a local governance kitemark and have recently gained the Investor in Volunteer Award to ensure that our volunteers have a positive experience with ABC to read and to gain the interest of new volunteers.

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marciarowlinson Listing Owner

The volunteers that ABC To Read have provided for us over the past 15 years have been well trained and totally committed people who offer invaluable support to our children. They are reliable and approachable and have become part of the school community. We really appreciate the time they give
- School Name: Oakfield First School
3 months ago

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