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By Alex Pope
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image captionVolunteer Chris Dowd said he wasn t sure it was going to work , but children had taken to remote online reading with him
A charity that recruits volunteers to listen to pupils read says it is going to be needed more than ever when schools fully reopen.
Schoolreaders, a Bedford-based literacy organisation, says reading attainment has fallen during the lockdowns.
Jane Whitbread, its director, said: It s almost like we were created for this time; we are needed so much now.
The charity had seen a rise in the number of volunteers, who can bring a book to life , she said.
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