Independent studies show again and again how learning to love reading can transform a child’s prospects for success in school and the world beyond. Most recently, in its 2008 report Literacy Changes Lives, the National Literacy Trust concluded:

 “…reading for pleasure has been revealed as the most important indicator of the future success of a child”

“…research presents overwhelming evidence that literacy has a significant relationship with a person’s happiness and success.”

“…reading for pleasure is more important for children’s educational success than their family’s socio-economic status.”

Click here to view the entire report from the National Literacy Trust.

It is a view echoed in To Read or Not To Read, a report from the US National Endowment for the Arts

“Voluntary reading involves personal choice, reading widely from a variety of sources, and choosing what one reads… people who have the ability to read but choose not to, miss just as much as those who cannot read at all. Individuals read to live life to its fullest, to earn a living, to understand what is going on in the world, and to benefit from the accumulated knowledge of civilization. Even the benefits of democracy, and the capacity to govern ourselves successfully, depend on reading.”

Readathon will help you to unlock potential by encouraging pupils to discover just how rewarding reading can be.

Readathon is often a life changing experience. And such a worthwhile event is rarely this easy.