How do I get involved?

There are a number of ways you can get involved in Every Child a Reader. If you are a parent of a child with reading difficulties, work in education or are simply interested in helping all children become literate, you can talk to your local school, education authority, councillor or MP about the initiative and seek their support.

If you would be interested in sponsoring a school near you , so that the school can provide specialist Reading Recovery teaching to children who would not otherwise be able to access the programme, you can contact Jeanette Grose, our Director of Operations and Development on email: jeanette@everychildachancetrust.org, telephone: 020 7749 5144, mobile 07966 633042.  You may also like to look at the Local Business Support section of our website www.everychildachancetrust.org.

Any school can train its own Reading Recovery teacher, providing that the programme is available in your area and that you can fund the cost of a half-time teacher to work daily with your lowest achieving children in Year 1 and 2. To find out more, go to www.readingrecovery.org.uk.
Additional funding from the Every Child a Reader initiative is now available through the local authority in most areas. You can find out about this possibility by asking your local authority Primary Strategy Manager.

Reading Recovery teachers are generally employed by schools. If you are interested in training as a Reading Recovery teacher, contact your local Primary Strategy Manager to register your interest. They may know a school which is looking for a teacher to train. Please note that you must have qualified teacher status, must have experience of teaching early reading in the Foundation Stage/Key Stage 1, and must be available to teach at least 0.5 full time equivalent, five days a week.