📽️ Behind every child who struggles with reading is a story waiting to be unlocked. Our video shows how we help children turn the page and discover their potential. 👉 Schools – partner with us to bring trained, DBS-checked volunteers into your classrooms. 👉 Volunteers – apply!

Being connected to the wider community is an important part of our work, and we value opportunities to meet and build relationships with people and organisations who share our commitment to making a positive difference locally

It’s Dyslexia Awareness Day and recently some of our team took part in Dyslexia training so that we can keep current on techniques that support readers whatever their challenge. Scrabble letters have always played a big part in our resources but this is a great way to play

Every school has children who need a little extra help to find their way into reading. This feedback from one of our partner schools shows exactly why ABC to read volunteers are so valuable. Contact ABC to read to find out more about bringing our volunteers into your school.

The Mayor has organised a walk around Reading to bring people together while raising awareness and support for the charities they are championing. We would love to see our supporters, volunteers, families and friends getting involved.

Buddy Workshop in Slough today! We’re looking forward to delivering our Buddy Workshop in a primary school in Slough today, helping students discover how they can make a real difference to a younger pupil who is finding reading challenging.

We are proud to share our full report — and now we want to reach more schools and more volunteers. abctoread.org.uk/.../school-…... 📷 Schools: Could your pupils benefit from our comprehensive, award-winning literacy support? 📷 Volunteers: Want to make a real difference?

Reading for pleasure cuts dementia risk by third, Cambridge study finds. For us at ABC to read, it is another reminder of why helping children discover the joy of reading matters so much. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09…

We are proud to share our impact report — and now we want to reach more schools and more volunteers. abctoread.org.uk/wp-content/… 🏫 Schools: Could your pupils benefit from our comprehensive, award-winning literacy support? 🙋 Volunteers: Want to make a real difference

September is all about partnership for us. Corporate support is not simply about giving. It is about working together to achieve something neither organisation could achieve alone.

We are always so grateful to receive such wonderful feedback from the schools we work with. Hearing how much our work is valued by teachers and school teams means a great deal to us — and, most importantly, shows the difference it can make to children’s reading.

We are delighted to be able to support young people as they take their own next steps in education and employment. We have had the pleasure of welcoming Olivia to the ABC to read team as an intern while she completed her BSc in Business and Management at the University of Reading

Check out this post on Nextdoor: nextdoor.co.uk/p/bhRFZbyXyBq…

📚 Looking back on a year of reading The last academic year was a busy and rewarding one for ABC to read as we took part in the National Year of Reading. 🎥 Here’s a short glimpse of some of the work we carried out during the year. youtube.com/watch?v=o8Gp05M8… 📖

The summer holidays may be coming to an end, but we are just getting started! As teachers and children prepare to return to the classroom, ABC to read is getting ready to place our trained and vetted volunteers into local primary schools

We are proud to partner with so many local schools and offer an award winning service which is tailored around your school community needs. Why not find out more about how we could be supporting your school - contact [email protected]

When a child struggles with reading, progress can feel out of reach. With the right support in place, schools are seeing children begin to participate more confidently and independently. The feedback below shares what they are noticing. [email protected]

As we look back on another school year, we are delighted by the difference our programme has made for children learning to read. Feedback from 60 of our partner schools shows 100% reported an improvement in reading outcomes and pupil confidence.

As part of our annual review, we analysed the characteristics of the children supported by ABC to read during the academic year. The findings demonstrate that we continue to reach children facing a wide range of additional challenges. [email protected] for literacy support

We value the feedback we receive from our partner schools, who see first-hand the progress children make with the support of our trained volunteers. We're proud to work alongside primary schools across Berkshire. [email protected]