Every Child a Reader is a unique collaboration between charitable trusts, the business sector and government. It aims to show that, with the right resources, it is possible to overcome the literacy difficulties that blight so many children's lives.The initiative is funding highly-skilled Reading Recovery teachers in inner-city schools, to provide intensive help to children most in need.The vision is that every child who needs early literacy support receives it and that the numbers of children experiencing long term literacy difficulties are dramatically reduced. Progress towards this vision took a leap forward when government announced in December 2006 that Every Child a Reader will be rolled out nationally, benefiting 30,000 children year on year from 2010-11.