Welcome to Reading Quest

Reading Quest is a dynamic early literacy charity which transforms the lives of youngsters struggling with reading and writing.

More recently, we have launched some numeracy initiatives, which include workshops to help Teaching Assistants feel more confident supporting pupils with their maths. Read more.

We target Year 2 children aged 6 and 7 years old who are falling behind in the classroom, many of these youngsters come from disadvantaged families where there is no home literacy support. We use an intensive six-week programme of daily one-to-one teaching to focus on speaking, reading and writing.

We have a group of core tutors, based in schools in Oxfordshire teaching pupils, but we also have a training programme to enable professionals, such as teachers and teaching assistants, to use the Reading Quest programme as well.

Our aim is to give every child an equal chance through reading to think, write and enjoy learning. Find out more »

Royal visit for Reading Quest

Prince sees us in action

Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, made a special trip to see Reading Quest in action when he visited Oxford (11/1/2012). The Earl came to see children and their families who had been involved with the Reading Quest programme. He also spoke to Reading Quest tutors Jenny Ray and Lucy Ginsburg as well as to RQ Director, Jayne Lacny. He was shown round the school by headteacher Sue Widgery and spent time speaking to school staff and attended a special assembly to welcome him.

 The Prince was in Oxford to launch the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Fund and he went on to visit the Oxford Hub and The Story Museum. During his visit to Reading Quest, the Prince looked at games and books that had been bought by a grant given to the charity by the Oxfordshire Community Foundation.

Reading Quest would like to say a huge thank you to the Prince for the visit, which was a wonderful celebration of the literacy work we carry out with children and parents/carers.

For more on the Prince’s visit, including photos, click here

 

Support Us

How you can help

We rely on your generosity to bring Reading Quest within reach of every child who is struggling with reading. Your donations – large or small – make it possible for us to support children who face a life of illiteracy. Without your help we can not continue our work within schools. There are many ways to donate and in doing so, you will give a child a chance to become a lover of books and reading.

For any companies that would like to support us with our work, please click here.

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To find out other ways that you can help us continue our work, please read more»