Maisy and friends are all Up for Reading.
Find out who else is supporting us.
Jeremy Strong
Lucy Cousins Anthony Horowitz
All schools and nurseries taking part in Up for Reading from September 2010 can buy books direct from Walker Books at a fantastic 40% discount. Walker Books are one of... Read more...
Keith Chapman (pictured, right) is the latest in a long line of leading entertainment figures to join the ranks of Up for Reading. Keith is perhaps best known for his... Read more...
The new Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Cllr Paula Riches has selected Down Syndrome Education International as one of the charities for 2010-11. We are delighted to have been selected for... Read more...
In the build up to the launch of Up for Reading 2010-11 this September, more leading companies and organisations have lent their support to our fundraising campaign. Lombard, the Royal... Read more...
Are you Up for Reading?
Up for Reading is a fun and educational sponsored reading
event for schools, nurseries, families and support groups. It can be easily integrated
within everyday reading activities.
Up for Reading is also a great way to mark
World Book Day on Thursday
3rd March 2011.
“We had an amazing response...The children
thoroughly enjoyed our reading week, and the
staff were impressed with the simple format of
the challenge.” Read
more feedback...
Helping children with Down syndrome
Up for Reading is a great way to encourage
children to read and
to help raise important funds to support the work of
Down Syndrome Education International.
Schools, kindergartens, families and support groups in the USA can raise
money for the work of the nonprofit organisation Down Syndrome Education USA by
taking part in Up for Reading USA...
Sign Up for Reading!
All schools and nurseries taking part in
Up for Reading from September
2010 can buy books direct from Walker Books at a fantastic 40% discount
- register your interest for more details.
Supporters of Up for Reading
Up for Reading supporters include
Lucy Cousins, Michael Morpurgo, Keith Chapman, Anthony Horowitz, Jeremy Strong, Nick Sharratt,
Justin Somper, and many more...
Corporate sponsors of Up for Reading include
Lombard, Walker Books, Royal Mail Teachers' Post, Orion Books and
National Book Tokens.
Up for Reading helps
children with Down syndrome
Children with Down syndrome sometimes need additional help to learn. Reading is
often something that many young people with Down syndrome can be good at
and enjoy.
Up for Reading raises money for
Down Syndrome Education International - a leading charity that works to
improve education for young people with Down syndrome around the world.
Up for Reading USA raises money for the new nonprofit
Down Syndrome Education USA. Local Down syndrome
support organisations can also benefit.