Reading Chest & Coronavirus Update

Tuesday 24th March 2020

Just to let our members know that we are currently operating as normal, just a litte busier! There is a much higher demand for our services than usual due to schools, libraries and book shops being closed. Our small number of office staff are lucky enough to be able to walk a short distance to work and not use public transport. We are rotating times in the office so as not to be in too close c...

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World Book Day Last Minute Costumes!

Monday 2nd March 2020

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 designing and take a look at some of Reading Chest’s last minute World Book Day...

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Tips for Reluctant Readers

Wednesday 15th January 2020

 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 good routine of reading regularly. This might sound obvious, but once a routine is e...

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National Poetry Day Competition!

Thursday 3rd October 2019

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 the keyword search term ‘poetry’ in Our books to help f...

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Get Boys Reading this Summer!

Thursday 4th July 2019

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 powerful influence on reading ability throughout school life and ...

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