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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 -
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This report uses data from our Annual Literacy Survey to explore literacy engagement levels in children and young people taking part in our work in communities facing high economic...View details about The impact of our work in communities: Data from the Annual Literacy Survey -
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Based on data from our 2024 Annual Literacy Survey, this report tracks book ownership in children and young people in the UK.View details about Book ownership in 2024 -
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Changing the Story Reading Programme was developed by the National Literacy Trust in partnership with Hachette UK. Read our latest report to discover findings from the delivery in...View details about Changing the Story Reading Programme: Final evaluation -
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Words Rising is a project delivered by the National Literacy Trust in partnership with Anawim Women’s Centre. This report presents insight from 107 participants and 13 authors who...View details about Words Rising Evaluation -
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This report outlines findings from our 2024 Annual Literacy Survey, when the percentage of children and young people who told us that they enjoyed reading, and read daily, in their...View details about Children and young people's reading in 2024 -
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An evaluation of the NewsWise family workshops supporting news literacy in children and families in Birmingham and the West Midlands.View details about Evaluation of NewsWise family workshops: Media literacy in community settings -
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This report explores the findings of a survey conducted with 2,021 parents of children from birth to age five about the home learning environmentView details about Parents' support for young children's literacy at home in 2024 -
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A report exploring engagement with poetry in all its forms, demonstrating the important role poetry can play in the lives of our children and young people.View details about ‘Where a quiet voice can become a loud voice’ Children, Young People and Poetry in 2024