Schoolreaders Wiltshire are looking for volunteers to listen to children read in local primary schools.
The charity reports, “Our reading volunteers are going to be desperately needed following the Covid-19 pandemic. Thousands of children won’t have had enough reading practice during lockdown. In a normal year, one in four children leave primary school unable to read well.
“Most children will have missed a term of school, so the reading gap is now even wider. Children who struggle with reading are more likely to live in poverty and be unemployed as adults.
“Schoolreaders needs more volunteers in your local area to support children’s reading and prevent them falling further behind. If you want to make a difference to a child’s life, apply to become a Schoolreader. No qualifications are needed; just a love of reading and some space time each week.
“To join us please visit www.schoolreaders.org/ volunteer-application-form or call 01234 924 111 for further information.”
