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Read what's happening with Reading Chest, along with advice on how to help your child on their reading journey.
World Book Day 7 March 2019!
March 1, 2019
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...
Top Tips to Help Children Enjoy Reading
January 9, 2019
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...
Congratulations St Patrick’s Primary, Annaghmore!
November 8, 2018
Congratulations to St Patrick's Primary School, Annaghmore - the winners of our latest Facebook competition. We are busy bundling up 500 nearly new reading scheme books for their school library. Well done St Patrick's and Orla for entering the competition...
Celebrate National Poetry Day!
October 4, 2018
To Celebrate National Poetry Day, Reading Chest is giving away a free copy of John Foster's Oxford Rhyming Dictionary to all new members who sign up with the discount code 'POETRY' before Sunday 7 October!You will also get £5 off...
Beginning School, Beginning Reading
September 13, 2018
When children begin school, learning to read is one the most important things they will do and so it is essential for parents to feel confident when helping children read and also to understand the school system. Do not compare...
New Website Launched!
June 12, 2018
We are very excited to have just launched our new website with lots of exciting features! Our number one is the new favourites list. You can now create a favourites list of individual titles, which we will prioritise when posting...
To Celebrate World Book Day on 1 March…
February 28, 2018
World Book Day is all about getting children excited about reading! We love World Book Day! To celebrate - all new members who join Reading Chest this week will be sent their own Oxford First Atlas to keep.
A Great Review From Let Them Be Small…
February 22, 2018
If you want to know a little more about Reading Chest - take a look here letthembesmall.com/reading-chest-review/
100 Million Minutes Reading Challenge!
January 23, 2018
Reading Chest is a proud partner of the 100 Million Minutes Reading Challenge 2018 - a national reading initiative from education charity Achievement for All millionminutes.afaeducation.org/ Together with schools, early years settings, parents, carers, child minders and community groups up...