READING TOP TIPS
They partner with schools to develop whole-school reading cultures and to provide one-to-one reading support. Bookmark volunteers spend one hour a week reading stories and playing games with children aged between five and ten years old, on a secure online platform. The programme involves two 30-minute sessions a week with the same child, for six weeks. For the children who need them, Bookmark are changing their story. LAUREN WHATELEY School Relationship and Programme Development Manager at Bookmark Reading Charity www.bookmarkreading.org TURN TO PAGES 24-25 to read about the children’s book The Star of Nochebuena
Reading programmes for your pupils We are Bookmark, a children’s literacy charity. Our reading programmes offer support for children in Years 1 to 5 who are at risk of not meeting the expected standard.
We offer schools
high-impact, low-admin
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST and we will be in touch
bookmarkreading.org/schools-edu Registered Charity No. 117768
w nt re ee ad it h r- in ed g . u or us g/ !
reading support
Vo lu bo nt ok ee vo ma lu rk r
Our six-week programme provides two, 30-minute, one-to-one reading sessions each week, with a trained volunteer. These sessions take place online through our secure, interactive platform, alternatively face-to-face sessions are optional.
