Success stories
Reading project reaches over 11,000 children in areas of disadvantage.
9 Aug 2010
The National Young Readers’ Programme (NRYP) helps children and young people in areas of disadvantage to acquire the skills they need to develop as a reader, from knowing how to choose a book that engages them, to where they can find books once the project is over. We rely on the expertise of local Project Coordinators to deliver the projects on the ground. This year the project has reached over 11,000 children.
Project Coordinators have fed back on this year’s project through the Annual Review and the results are very positive.
- 100% of coordinators reported that children who began the project with low level of interest in reading now enjoy reading more.
- 99% of coordinators reported that children who began with a low interest in reading are now better able to find a book they're interested in.
- 94.7% of school coordinators found that their NYRP project had helped their schools' approach to reading and literacy.
- 91.7% of library coordinators feel that they will now work more with the primary schools involved.
Project Coordinators also provided some brilliant examples of how NYRP has made a difference to the children they work with.
For many of the children we are working with, they don't have access to books in their homes. For these children to receive three beautiful books to take home and keep forever is a very positive step forward in fostering a life-long love of reading.
To read the summary of the Annual Review please click below.
NYRP Annual Review 2010 Summary
