insideKENT Magazine Issue 34 - January 2015 | Page 124

EDUCATION reading resolutions for 2015 In recent years, depressing statistics have emerged on the state of literacy skills and reading in the UK. In her mission to give children the best start when it comes to learning to read and loving books from birth, early reading expert, Emily Guille-Marrett (Reading Fairy), suggests five reading resolutions that could make a real difference to your child or children in your local community this year. 1. Become a Reading Volunteer “1 in 8 children leave UK primary schools unable to read to the required standards.” Beanstalk In Kent and Medway, the number of children leaving primary schools unable to read to the required level was reported as one in six in 2013. Born to Read is an initiative created in collaboration with Save th