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This short report summarises the findings of two broader external evaluation reports looking at the impact of First Words Together, a targeted family learning programme created to...View details about First Words Together - Summary of External Evaluations 2021-2024 -
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First Words Together (FWT) is a targeted family learning programme, created by the National Literacy Trust to support early communication for children under the age of two.View details about Evaluation of First Words Together in Birmingham, the Black Country and North East -
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This report summarises findings from 17 interviews with parents talking about shared parent-child engagement in early learning. A thematic analysis revealed factors posing...View details about Parents' support for children's early literacy in 2025 - Insights from interviews with parents -
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This report builds on our previous research exploring children and young people’s writing engagement, focusing on writing in free time in early 2025.View details about Children and young people's writing in 2025 -
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This report outlines findings from our 2025 Annual Literacy Survey, when children and young people's reading enjoyment and frequency were at an all-time low.View details about Children and young people's reading in 2025 -
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Evaluation of the Empower programme supporting media literacy in girls and young women in Alternative ProvisionView details about Evaluation of Empower -
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This report revisits and updates what we know about fathers’ engagement in children’s early language and literacy.View details about Fathers’ Engagement in Young Children’s Literacy in 2024 -
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This evaluation report draws from 450 primary schools participating in the Libraries for Primaries programme in 2023-24.View details about Libraries for Primaries 2023/24 Evaluation -
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This report outlines findings on children and young people's attitudes and behaviours around listening to audiobooks and podcasts.View details about Children and young people’s listening in 2024
