"It's been really good - before I started the course I felt in the middle, now I'm able to read bigger words."
Eight-year-old Rose McLaughlin-Donnelly has been getting extra help with her reading at school - but it's help with a difference.
Like many schools, St Mary's on the Hill in Glengormley, which Rose attends, has been facing pressure on its budget.
So the school has availed of the help of a group of retired professionals who volunteer their time to assist pupils with numeracy and literacy.
The retirees volunteer through a programme called Back on Track.
Barbara Niblock, the vice principal of the school, said that budget cuts have been severe.
