Interview with Lauren Whately | Reading with children and the impact of poor literacy in adulthood

In this episode, Katie and Tahira meet Lauren Whately from Bookmark Reading Charity. Bookmark is a leading reading charity committed to spreading the joy of reading. They do this through partnering with schools to develop whole-school reading cultures and providing one-to-one reading support.

In this episode, we speak about:

The impact of poor literacy in children and adults
Supporting children learning to read through a volunteer network
How to promote reading for pleasure in children
A variety of free reading resources for schools
and much more!

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