READ EASY LEICESTER AND DISTRICT

READ EASY LEICESTER AND DISTRICT

At a glance

Causes

  • Education

Other details

Organisation type: 
Small or unincorporated organisation
Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

Our organisation provides free one to one coaching for adults who cannot read.  

Trained coaches teach adults to read with specialised teaching materials.

More than 7% of adults in England never learnt to read in school; this is 21 000 people in Leicester.  Adults who cannot read are more likely to be unemployed, have poor health and live in poverty.

Activities

A small management team: 

  • recruits and trains coaches
  • works with other agencies to reach people who need help with reading
  • finds venues that are safe and confidential where coaches and readers can meet
  • raises funds to provide materials
  • raises awareness and publicise the organisation 
  • provides specialist literacy support
  • supports face to face and online learning

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