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This report draws on data collected in early 2023 from 64,066 children and young people aged 8 to 18 from across the UK to explore the attitudes and beliefs of comic readersView details about Children and young people's engagement with comics in 2023 -
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This report highlights insight from children and young people about their reading and writing of song lyrics in 2023. The report also reviews evaluation findings from eight...View details about Lyrics in focus -
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This report brings together insights from the various writing programmes that sit within Young Writers to highlight the important role they can play in the lives of children and...View details about The Impact of Writing for Enjoyment Programmes -
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These reports outlines findings from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, focusing on reading and writing in children and young people aged 8 to 18 in Scotland.View details about Children and young people's reading and writing in Scotland in 2023 -
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This report brings together insights from different research methodologies and perspectives to synthesise key findings on reading in secondary students.View details about Reading in secondary students: What do we know? -
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This report outlines the first year-on-year findings on attitudes and behaviours around listening to audio.View details about Children and Young People’s Listening in 2023 -
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This report examines the relationship between young people's reading engagement and both their environmental awareness and pro-environmental actionView details about Can I read to save the planet? -
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Based on data from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, this report tracks book ownership in children and young people in the UK.View details about Book ownership in 2023 -
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Evaluation of the second year of the Changing the Story reading programmeView details about Changing the Story: 2023 evaluation