Summer recipe for making reading and writing fun

HUNDREDS of children have spent the past week having fun with sport, drama and cookery to get the most out of their ABCs.

The summer literacy camps are an innovative way to help children in disadvantaged areas boost their reading and writing skills, but the range of activities used make sure it definitely doesn’t feel like being back at school.

At Holy Spirit Girls’ National School in the Dublin northside suburb of Ballymun, 36 girls have been taking part over the last five days.