Beanstalk is a national children’s charity that recruits, trains and places volunteers directly in settings to work one-to-one with children aged 3-13 who struggle with reading or are reluctant readers. Here their volunteers provide their top tips and strategies for engaging children with reading:
Let's face it, by the time schools break up for the Christmas holidays everyone's a bit tired of working, so it’s the perfect time to chill and let the kids learn and develop as they play.
With so much going on, finding time to keep up regular reading habits with your children during the school holidays can be tricky. Especially if you're travelling around the country visiting family and friends, and the children are more interested in counting down the days to Christmas and seeing how late they can stay up!
Lack of confidence is at an all-time high with pressures on children and teens increasing daily. The time is now to do something about it using proactive solutions not reactive expressions.
'Settling into to school' can be an exciting reunion with friends after a long break, but for other youngsters returning to structure, homework, rules and less free time can be a difficult adjustment.
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