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# Local charity group offering to help adults learn how to read
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/local-charity-group-offering-to-help-adults-learn-how-to-read/
- Published: 2024-11-30T08:08:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-29T22:12:29.000Z
- Description: Adults needing help with reading are being invited to seek support from the local branch of a charity.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Charity, Education, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:53, News

ADULTS needing help with reading are being invited to seek support from the local branch of a charity.

Read Easy Birmingham North, Tamworth and Lichfield is part of a national network which helped more than 1,280 people last year.

Across the UK, it is estimated that more than 2.4million adults are either unable to or struggle to read.

A spokesperson said:

> “The impact on their life is tremendous – low self-esteem, problems with employment and struggling with everyday activities such as shopping, paying bills and travelling.  
>  
> “People who struggle to read should not feel embarrassed about coming forward and asking for help.  
>  
> “There are lots of different reasons why people don’t learn to read in childhood. For some it may have been a lack of support from their own family or school, for others it may have been undiagnosed dyslexia.  
>  
> “We are friendly, welcoming and here to help, whatever your age. Learning to read with Read Easy is free, confidential and one-to-one.”

For more details on the support available email Patsy on [bntlnetworker@readeasy.org.uk](mailto:bntlnetworker@readeasy.org.uk).

The group are also recruiting for volunteer roles. For more information on opportunities visit [the Read Easy website](https://readeasy.org.uk/groups/birminghamnorthtamworthlichfield-pioneer/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).