World Book Day – Reading for Pleasure!

We want to spread the word about why World Book Day is SO important! Most of us are familiar with the costume rigmarole every year – but at the very heart of this day is reading for pleasure. Reading schemes are not necessarily associated with reading for pleasure, but Reading Chest is here to change (more…)

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What A Fantastic Idea!

As part of National Storytelling Week, residents of Cavell Court Care Home in Norwich have created videos retelling classic children’s stories like Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Three Little Pigs. These stories are now ready to be enjoyed by children across the country. When we listened to them (more…)

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Get “Reading Fit”!

It’s not too late to help your children get “reading fit” this summer and start the new school year off strong in September. Research shows that children who don’t read over the summer can lose significant knowledge and start the new school year at a lower level than where they were the previous year. This (more…)

Summer Holidays Here We Come…

Having now seen the true impact of covid on our children’s learning, encouraging a love of reading has never been more important, and the summer holidays are the perfect time! Children and teachers work so hard throughout the school year, only to find that when they start the new school year in September, things have (more…)

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Children’s Reading Hit Hard After Pandemic

We are starting to see the real impact of the pandemic on children’s learning. Research by Juniper Education reports that children who are currently in Year 3 (Year 1 in 2019) have suffered the biggest drops in attainment during the pandemic. Only 68% of Year 3 children were working at the expected level of reading (more…)

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Phonics & More!

Schools have increasingly been encouraged by the Government to teach children to read using synthetic phonics. Learning to read using phonics isn’t a new concept, but in the past, it was often used in combination with other teaching methods. How Phonics is Taught At school, children learn letter sounds (phonemes) in groups and then practice (more…)

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Women’s History Month

Here at Reading Chest, this celebration is close to our hearts. We house some amazing reading scheme books about the women of the past, written by the women of today, to inspire the next generation of young readers. Shining a Light on Women in History One of our team members, Jess, has returned to university (more…)

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World Book Day Golden Tickets!

To celebrate World Book Day 2022 – we are sending out 10 golden tickets with our members’ book swaps this week. So – look out for one in your next envelope of books! If you are one of our lucky readers, then please get in touch with us to get your prize. The winners will (more…)

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Reading Aloud!

National Read Aloud Day has fallen in the middle of National Storytelling Week, the perfect opportunity for us to emphasise the importance of parents and children reading together and why reading aloud should become part of everyday life. Storytelling and reading aloud to children is beneficial at all ages – from babies who cannot speak, (more…)

New Year Reading Resolutions!

Start the New Year with good reading habits to get children ‘reading fit.’ Encouraging your children to learn to read and inspiring them to love reading are the most important things you can do to help with their education. Follow Reading Chest’s New Year’s reading resolutions to get on the right track: 1. Read aloud (more…)

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Our 2021 Round Up!

It’s time for our 2021 Round Up – I know, we can’t believe it’s almost 2022 either! 2021 has certainly had its ups and downs, Covid has continued to have an impact on children’s learning with a third lockdown, reading has taken a particular hit – but we have been so pleased to see so (more…)

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