Essex Year of Reading
The Essex Year of Reading is a countywide campaign created to help children and young people affected by the loss of learning during the pandemic. It is aimed at helping every Essex child to become a confident reader and leave school able to read at their age level or better.
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xcitingly the campaign is supported by leading broadcaster and children’s author, Dermot O’Leary, amongst other top authors who will run a series of events across the county throughout the year. The campaign will also provide a wide range of support and resources to those who need them – such as free books for disadvantaged children and a programme of activities and events to help adults and children with their reading. 6
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The Essex Year of Reading aims to inspire children to develop a lifelong love of reading through a series of events, competitions and fun challenges, such as ‘Reading in Unusual Places’. The countywide push on reading will take place across many different settings from schools and colleges, libraries, Country Parks, ACL Essex as well as care homes…and many more.
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You can also download the Essex Year of Reading app to discover activities and resources, such as short film storytelling, stories for children and adults to read, plus details on events, writing competitions and stories written by young people in Essex. The Essex Year of Reading app is available from Google Play or the App Store. Simply search for Essex Year of Reading. For more information visit: www. essexyearofreading.co.uk
