£5 helps children catch up with 1-to-1 support An estimated 200,000 children will start secondary school unable to adequately read or write and the effects, which include poor career opportunities, crushed confidence and low self-esteem, can last a lifetime. Coram Beanstalk provides children with 1-to-1 support from our volunteer readers. You can help us repair the damage to children’s futures and prevent thousands more children from falling behind. Find out more