The Reading Agency’s tips to help build up your reading:

Build your reading up gradually

Set yourself realistic goals for your reading and build up the pages you read over time. Don’t feel like you must go from zero to reading hero overnight. If you go gradually, trying to add a page or two more each day, you may find that by the end of the two weeks you’re reading a chapter a day, almost without noticing how far you have progressed.

Using your phone to read

If you are tied to your smartphone, why not try e-books? There are plenty of e-reader apps for your smartphone if you don’t have a Kindle. Don’t be afraid of using your phone as a reading tool.

Join a reading group

Talking about your latest read with a book group is a great way to discover interpretations of a book you might never have thought of before. Book groups are also good for forging new relationships around reading or bolstering existing ones. You can find a local reading group on our Reading Groups for Everyone site, or read our tips on how to set up your own.

Try reading aloud

You can do this by yourself, with a friend, partner or child. Reading aloud will encourage you to slow down the process of reading and really take pleasure in the story and words - it’s a great way to appreciate the language of a book as well as the story.

Pat yourself on the back

Wherever you are by the end of two weeks, whether you’re at a page, a few pages, a chapter a day or more, you should feel proud of your progress. The really great thing about reading is that the world of books is so rich and diverse, that once you’ve made a start you will never be bored.