Welcoming The Reading Agency as a LoveReading4Kids Literacy Partner

At LoveReading4Kids, we believe that reading for pleasure changes lives - and that no single organisation can do this work alone.

Our Literacy Partners are the charities, organisations and initiatives working across the UK to help children discover the joy, confidence and opportunity that reading brings. Together, we form a connected network supporting families, schools and communities to nurture the next generation of readers.

We are delighted to welcome The Reading Agency, a UK charity that inspires social and personal change through the proven power of reading. They work with individuals of all ages, communities and trusted partners to share the transformative benefits of reading for happy, healthy and thriving lives.

In the UK 1 in 6 (8.5 million) adults struggle to read and 1 in 4 children in England cannot read well by the age of 11. This limits life chances and choices. Our work is changing this. Reading for pleasure and empowerment makes us more aware and informed. It helps us grow our imaginations. It makes us more empathetic and understanding of other people and cultures. It supports our health and wellbeing. It increases our ability to learn new skills. It helps us to communicate our ideas more effectively. It opens doors. It brings joy.

The Reading Agency knows that not everyone has an equal start in life, so they champion the proven power of reading by providing activities for all ages and backgrounds. They support readers to create social connections and improve their reading skills. They help people manage their health and wellbeing through reading.

The Reading Agency works with public libraries, prisons, hospitals and other community settings to reach over 2 million people each year. But with a UK population of over 67 million that isn’t nearly enough. They want to get more people fired up about reading, because everything changes when you read.