Donate to our Where Reading Begins match funding campaign

In March 2026 every pound donated to our Where Reading Begins campaign will be matched, doubling the impact of the donation until the match funding is used up and the campaign target of £50,000 is reached.

This is possible thanks to a pledge of £25,000 from a generous donor. Once our target is reached, further donations are still welcomed but will no longer be matched.

Please share news of our campaign with friends, family and colleagues and if you would like to support, do remember to make your donation between 1st March and 31st March to benefit from the match funding and double the impact. Thank you!

Why we need your support

"This literacy intervention is invaluable to children in primary schools. We have seen the impact of this with our pupils performing well in their SATs. If I could have this intervention for every pupil in my school, I would."

Sarah Wawn, Headteacher, Harlesden Primary School, Brent

"With the support of The Children's Literacy Charity, we are slowly beginning to eradicate the problem of poor literacy amongst our pupils and helping all children embrace our school motto: 'Be the best that you can be'."

Reema Reid, Headteacher, Hollydale Primary School

“I liked learning new words in Reading Lab, like when we learned what anxious meant and when we went back to class someone said ‘anxious’ and that was the first time I understood it so I felt happy. I think I’ve got better at understanding words.“

Reading Lab pupil