Readathon
From Read for Good
Resource type: Sponsored reading event
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3
Region(s): All of UK
Readathon© is a sponsored reading event that aims to encourage children to read for pleasure while raising money to provide books and stories to children in hospitals and schools across the UK.
A Readathon© sponsored read can be run in primary or secondary schools at any time of the school year. It is designed to be a fun and inclusive event that encourages pupils to read whatever they enjoy – whether that’s a book, a comic, a blog or a song lyric. Participating schools also earn vouchers worth 20% of the sponsorship money raised to spend on books for their own library from the Scholastic Book Clubs.
Free Readathon© kits and downloadable resources are provided to make running the sponsored read as straight-forward as possible. These include:
- Sponsorship forms and launch videos.
- Templates for parent communication.
- Posters, bunting, bookmarks and pupil certificates.
- A library of online author interviews.
- Book reviews and recommendations.
- Ideas to help promote your sponsored read and create a buzz around reading in your school.
Cost: Free. In addition, schools can earn vouchers worth 20% of the total sponsorship money raised to spend on books.
About Read for Good: Read for Good is a registered literacy charity whose mission is to improve the outcomes for all children in the UK by encouraging and enabling them to develop a love of reading. It has been running sponsored reads in schools since 1984 and providing brand-new books and storytelling events to children in the UK’s 30 major children’s hospitals since 2010.
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- According to a survey by the National Literacy Trust in 2018, pupils who took part in a Readathon© enjoyed reading more, were more likely to use their school library or reading area and had higher life satisfaction scores. Find out more about the benefits of running a Readathon® in our blog.
- Independent research carried out by The Education Company in 2016 showed that schools that ran Readathon© had higher attainment levels than those that didn’t, with schools that ran it year-on-year demonstrating the highest levels of attainment.
- 80% of teachers and librarians who run Readathon© say it encourages reluctant readers to read more and motivates the whole class or school to read.
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