Robinswood was founded in 1989, in Gloucester, England, hence the name 'Robinswood'. Initially, Robinswood published specialist educational titles, but it has gradually become more mainstream – though usually with a fresh and independent view.
With the introduction of titles such as Take Time, and the Spotlight Series for dyslexic and special needs students during the 1990s and 2000s, as well as titles for left-handers, and the Lifeboat books, Robinswood has provided a range of material which has contributed towards its aim to help encourage every child to experience the joy of the written word: inspiring words!
Robinswood also publishes children's books. And, for both primary students and teenagers, there is now a wide range of pacey novels in the High Interest Series to tempt those who 'don't do books' to get reading. These truly grab the attention and keep the interest of all readers – whether avid or normally 'book-shy'.
So Robinswood has become an increasingly familiar name in literacy teaching in the UK and in Ireland and elsewhere. This is at all levels and sectors, from special needs to mainstream schooling, at secondary as well as primary level, in adult centres and colleges, YOIs and SureStarts. In addition, Robinswood teaching resources are currently recommended and used by many LEA Learning Support and Advisory Centres, as well as by leading charities and training organisations, such as the British Dyslexia Association, Dyslexia Action, The Dyspraxia Foundation and the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre.
There is also a growing number of locations around the world where you can obtain hard copies of Robinswood titles. And we are always interested in forming partnerships with educational organisations or distributors where we do not presently have an appointed representative.
Images:
1. Robinswood resources reach Buea, Cameroon.
2. Jon Turley on World Book Day at Waterstones, Birmingham. Photograph © Evening Post.
3. Prunella Scales reads Bruno to children at the Pollocks Toy Museum, London.