<img src="https://secure.visionarycloudvision.com/780736.png" style="display:none;">

Becky Birch, The Reading Doctor's Reading Intervention Room

The Reading Doctor is a dedicated tuition and school intervention service focused on helping children overcome reading challenges. Committed to fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment, The Reading Doctor ensures every child feels comfortable, supported, and motivated to reach their full potential.

We worked with Becky Birch, The Reading Doctor based in Stamford, to create a calming space for reading and literacy support. We designed, manufactured and installed this 6m x 4m modular reading intervention room. Here, children who are low in confidence can access a safe space to engage in different support activities, receive 1-1 reading intervention and touch base about their feelings and emotions too. 

How do you make reading sessions fun and engaging for children who struggle with confidence?

"When children come for reading doctor sessions, they're often really low in confidence and have a really low sense of themselves as a reader. So we as reading doctors have many strategies - we call them thinking strategies that we will teach the children to call upon when they are struggling with a word. So one thing I always do to make it look a bit fun is if the children get to a word that they don't know, then they're allowed to press one of the buzzers. Also, some children really struggle with eye tracking, so we have 'point with your paw' and going back and rereading if they get stuck on a word as well.. So the whole thing of reading doctors is everything is fun and personalised."

How do you use the space inside the reading cabin to support different learning styles?

"From the moment the children walk in the room, they see the array of chairs that they will choose and then they'll bring it up to the desk. It's great having the different sections of the cabin as well, so we'll start at the desk, but then we might do part of our work on the rug. Or we may go to the sofa afterwards to read a new book. We kind of move about, but dependent on the individual child, depends how the room is used."

How do you help children feel comfortable and supported during their sessions?

"It's really important to us that we touch base with the children's feelings and emotions. So we have the slider tool where they say, 'how am I feeling?' And also the little eggs as well. They can come in and they choose which egg they want to show me. Most often or not, they've changed it by the end of the session if they've come in feeling negative!"

 

Start The Journey Book a Video Meeting or Phonecall

Simply click below to get started on your initial  quote with Cabins for Schools. Our team are happy to advise and help match the right school building to you.

Download Your Free Copy Of Our Pricing Guide

If your school needs extra space and you are researching building options, see some of the amazing spaces we have created for School and Education and get prices to help you plan for your project.

See Our Buildings Find Other Schools

Find other schools, nurseries and educational institutions across the UK who have already upgraded their space with a Cabins for Schools building.

Request a Site Survey

We're here to help you find the right outdoor classroom or log cabin for your school. A virtual or in person site survey can be helpful if you are not sure where to start with the process.

News and Events Latest From Our Blog

28th July 2025

How to Create Dedicated Space for Mental Health Support at School

The government plans to significantly increase access to Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) nationwide by 2029/30, alongside grants for schools to appoint and train Senior Mental Health Leads (SMHLs). While this is a positive step...
Read Morebutton-arrow
25th June 2025

Transition Spaces: Supporting Pupils with Morning Anxiety and School Avoidance

We're having the same conversation with headteachers, SENDCOs and education experts across the country right now, that more and more children and young people are arriving to school in a heightened emotional state. Some pupils haven't...
Read Morebutton-arrow
6th May 2025

Ideas for Outdoor Classroom Day

Outdoor Classroom Day is back! Running twice a year in May and November, Outdoor Classroom Day encourages schools and other educational settings to take learning outside of the traditional classroom and into nature. Whether you're a...
Read Morebutton-arrow