Do you love reading? Why not volunteer as a Beanstalk Reading Helper? Another school year is nearly over and last year 11% of children in the North East left primary school unable to read to the required level.
Reading is essential in today’s world. Unfortunately many children struggle to learn to read for all sorts of reasons and one in six adults in the UK have a reading level below that expected of an eleven-year-old.
Beanstalk is a national charity that gives one-to-one literacy support to children in primary schools across the North East and they are currently looking for volunteers from the local community to work with children who have fallen behind with their reading.
By becoming a reading helper, you’ll give a child the one-to-one attention they need to build their confidence and help them catch up with their reading. You’ll give them a chance to learn at their own pace and adapt the sessions to suit them.
Volunteers work with three children and see each child for two 30 minute sessions a week, during term-time, for a whole year. Together, they will read, play and talk. With their support the child’s approach to learning and enjoying reading will be transformed.
“After nearly two years as a volunteer I can honestly say that it has been a delight – not always easy, sometimes frustrating, but overall extremely rewarding, stimulating and life-enhancing. And the need is great, as evidenced by the explosive growth of Beanstalk’s Yorkshire and North East branch since it was started just three short years ago. Do consider joining – you won’t regret it! – Tony, Reading Helper’
Our aim is to reach out to 18,000 children, nationally, by 2018 but to do this we urgently need more volunteers.
Volunteering as a Beanstalk reading helper is extremely rewarding, makes a lasting difference to children’s lives and is a great way to give something back to your local community. Why not take up a different kind of volunteering this year?
For more information have a look at our website www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk or call our office 0845 450 0344
