We are loving Non-fiction November at Reading Chest! We have learnt so many interesting facts this week as the Reading Chest Team (Liz, Caroline & Jess) continue to read our own nonfiction children’s reading scheme books every day in November – This week we read: Atlantic Adventure , purple book band – Project X Charles (more…)
It’s National Non-fiction November! When children are learning to read, fiction is sometimes favoured over non-fiction. This could be due to the lack of accessibility to good quality non-fiction books at the correct reading level. We are lucky enough to have over 700 different non-fiction titles at Reading Chest – so we thought we would (more…)
With children up and down the country finally back in the classroom – getting their reading mojo back will be a high priority. Here are some of Reading Chest’s top tips to get your child’s reading back on track as they start the new school term: Do not compare your child’s reading level to others (more…)
How we’ve kept our books safe and useable during lockdown…. There is no doubt this has been an incredibly challenging time for everybody. Now that it feels as though things are starting to move forward from the pandemic and hopefully into a ‘new normal’ we thought we’d let you know how we have kept our (more…)
Just to reassure our customers that Reading Chest is continuing to operate as normal. We always send out new books on the day we receive returned books. Things are improving, but unfortunately some customers are still experiencing delays with the post. We urge anyone to get in touch whose books are delayed in the post (more…)
The aim of World Book Day is to encourage a love of reading, but many parents get consumed with finding a (sometimes last minute) costume of a book character to dress children in to go to school. Finding costumes shouldn’t be expensive or a stress, so spend more time reading with your children than costume (more…)
Top Tips for Reluctant Readers Some children learn to read effortlessly and love every step of the journey, whilst others find it more of an uphill climb and will need extra encouragement and support along the way. Here are a few tips to help reluctant readers. 1. Most importantly, make sure you are in a (more…)
To celebrate National Poetry Day on 3rd October Reading Chest is giving away 10 Oxford First Rhyming Dictionaries together with 10 bronze 3 month memberships. Visit our Facebook page to find out more. In addition to all our other beautiful information books and story books – Reading Chest has lots of fantastic poetry books! Use (more…)
Children and teachers work so hard throughout the school year, meeting achievement targets each term – only to find that when they start the new school year in September, much of the progress previously made has been lost. This is known as the summer slide. The consequences are cumulative and long lasting, often having a (more…)
World Book Day 2019 is on 7th March. It is a huge celebration, marked in over 100 countries, with the aim of getting children enthused about books and reading. However, some parents are less enthused and associate World Book Day with the chore of producing a fancy dress costume rather than reading. Children who read (more…)
Start the New Year with good reading habits to get your children ‘reading fit.’ Helping your children learn to read is the most important activity you can do to help with their education. 1. Read aloud to your children as often as possible. This is particularly important for struggling readers who will see that reading (more…)
