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"I discovered the Reading Chest when I was desperately searching for a way to help my granddaughter aged 5 with her reading. What a wonderful find this was. With access to a great variety of reading schemes including the one used by her new school my grand daughter managed to read, over a 3 month summer holiday, almost 30 books all of the right reading level for her, . This has made her transition to a new school so much easier and the teacher knew exactly which reading book to issue next. A brilliant start to a new term. I cannot praise the organisation of the Reading Chest enough. The child particularly loved the envelope containing books being addressed to her and she looked forward to her books coming. We found the turnaround of books to be fast and efficient and contacting the staff was no problem with very prompt email responses. As a retired teacher myself I only wish I had had the idea of the Reading Chest and I will certainly be using it again over holiday periods and as a supplement to school books if needed. A brilliant resource to help progress and enjoyment of reading. Caroline T . Read more Tell us what you think Books available to rent from the reading schemes below... As a teacher and a mum, the idea of Reading Chest came about when my own son started to learn to read. I was frustrated that I did not have enough suitable reading books at home to help him. For early readers in particular it is hard to get books at the right level of difficulty. They are not often available in public libraries and so parents either have to depend on the books children borrow from school, or purchase them. Home-school book lending systems can be a bit hit and miss. Children sometimes forget to change their reading books or might be restricted to changing their books on certain days. There are also the long holidays without school reading books. After buying a few books suited to my sons reading level, I was struck by the expense, especially as they were finished with so quickly. I decided that there had to be a ...