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Discover how Bookmark volunteers Shaksita and Gemma draw on their experiences as EAL learners to help children build confidence through one-to-one support.

Discover our latest impact research on how reading volunteers improve children’s literacy, confidence and motivation through one-to-one reading support.

We’re proud to launch our Roots to Reading programme in Stoke-on-Trent, donating £58,000 worth of books and resources to schools in need.

We were invited to celebrate Volunteers Week and the power of stories at the Big Lunch – with Her Majesty The Queen!

Celebrate the impact of reading volunteers this Volunteers” Week and discover how they’re helping children build confidence and a love of reading.

Find out why the UK’s leading literacy charities are urgently calling for more volunteers to support children’s literacy.

Discover some simple, practical ways to help a child feel more confident in reading.

Discover five practical ways to encourage empathy in young readers, using stories, shared reading and simple tools that help children understand feelings.

Discover four benefits becoming a reading volunteer can bring to you – all while helping a child build their reading skills and confidence.