Our aim

istosupportthosewhoarecommittedtohelpingdisaffectedandmarginalisedyoungpeopleandtheircommunities.

Our strength is literacy

andequippingpeopletoprovidehelpforthosewhostrugglewithreading. At

ThatReadingThing

weare:

committed

toprovidingcompletelearningpackagesformeetingtherealneedsofpeoplewhostrugglewithreading.

committed

toprovidingaddedvaluetoagencies,organisationsandgroupswhichservetheneedsofdisaffected,disadvantagedandat-riskpeopleandtheircommunities.

committed

tomeasuringoursuccessbythenumberoflivestouched.



Our Aim

Client Quote

—

The Youth Worker

IhadmyfirstmeetingwithaYear10youngwomaninaschoollastweek.Whendoingtheassessments,shegottothefourth

word(‗temp‘)inLevel4andgotstuck.

Bytheendoftheses-

sion,shewasabletospelltheword‗dentist‘andreadtheword‗fantastic‘withoutanypromptingfromme.

Themostamazinglyrewardingpartofthiswasthelookonherfacewhenshereal-isedwhatprogressshehadmadeinsuchashortamountoftime.

Wordscan‘tdescribeit.

Myinterpretation

–

TRTRocks!!!



TRT Tutor, Worth Unlimited

ThatReadingThing is a complete, “just add people” package.

(OK, you’ll have to add some books too, but everything else is included.)

The Training

isa12hourcoursewhichcanbedeliveredoverdays,eveningsorweekends,accordingtoyourneeds,forbetween4and12participants.(Thoughwecanstretchthat.)Thereisplentyoftimeforroleplayandhands-onpracticewiththematerials.



The Materials

foreachtraineeincludeatrainingmanual,allstudentmaterialsonaCD,heavy-dutylaminatedlessonboardsandacomplete(rightdowntothepencilsharpener)packofsuppliesinanattractiveFreesetmessengerbag.



The Follow-up

takesplaceat

www.thatreadingthing.com

which

providesalltraineeswith

extensionmaterials,―realreading‖,andlesson

-planninghelp.Helpisavailableviaemailoroverthephone.

The Training Package

At the early stages of your project



we‘dbehappytoshare,fromourownexperiences,the

successesandpitfallsofhelpingmarginalizedyoungpeopleandadultslearntoread.Togiveyouanideaofwherethismightlead,thereisnowaThatReadingThingTowerHam-letsrunbytheGapProjectinLondonwiththeirownin-housetrainerandvolunteerteam.



Wecanhelpyouto:



identifyneedinyourarea



findpartners



supplyinformationforfunders



deliveraninformationeveningforprospectivetutors



adviseonfindingsuitabletutors



assessbudgetneeds



SmallPrint:Timeisgivenfreelyatthisstagebuttravel&accommodationcostswillbecharged.

Free Help For Projects

Our clients include:

LocalyouthprojectsNationalyouthprojectsLocalchurches&charitiesYouthOffendingTeamsPRUsSpecialschoolsMainstreamschoolsColleges

Quote

—The Academic on the Gap Project’s results

Mycalculations..showthatthose20participantsmadeanaveragegainof19.6monthsofreadingageinjustunder7months,aratiogainof2.9......Insum,theschemeismeticulouslyorganisedand,faithfullydelivered,isclearlycapableofpro-ducinggoodorevenexcellentgainsformostofthestudentsinvolved.

Greg Brooks

—

Emeritusprofessorofeducation,UniversityofSheffield,anhonorarylifememberandpastpresidentoftheUKLiteracyAssociation

Client Quote - The Youth Project

―Thanksforthetraining.Yourenthusiasmwas

infectious.Ithinkweareallsuitablyinspiredandequippedforthejob.Ibelievethetrainingwasgoodforusasindividuals,goodfortheprojectandwehope,mostimportantly,good

fortheyoungpeoplewhoweworkwith.‖



The Gap Project

Whatever Your Passion, Literacy Works!

Young People

young offendersexcluded students students at risk of exclusion students heading to secondary school Pupil Referral Units or EBD schools mentoring projectsteen parents school-based support

Adults

pre-education, training & employment asylum seekers parenting projects prisonersex-offenders back to employment homeless projects English as an additional language substance abuse