Research reports

This report explores the findings of a survey conducted with 1500 parents of children from birth to age five about the home learning environment.

The impact of book gifting on children and young people’s reading engagement

Evidence from across the sector and submissions from teachers to give an idea of the current situation in primary school libraries; the benefits they bring to pupils and the...

This report outlines children and young people's letter writing attitudes in behaviours, and how they were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report outlines children and young people's feelings about reading in early 2021, a period that coincided with the third national lockdown in the UK.

This report explores the impact reading challenges can have on children’s reading enjoyment, behaviours and skills, and the key considerations when developing reading challenges. It...

Celebrating the diverse linguistic backgrounds and skills of young people by focusing on multilingual leaner reading enjoyment, behaviours and linguistic identity.

This report evaluates the impact of the third year of NewsWise – a free, cross-curricular news literacy programme for 9- to 11-year-olds across the UK.

This report, commissioned by World Book Day, captures children’s perceptions of how the event supports their reading opportunities and influences their developing reading identities.

This report outlines findings from our Annual Literacy Survey exploring children and young people’s literacy-related interactions in relation to video games in early 2021.

Report on children and young people's engagement with audiobooks based on our 2021 Annual Literacy Review

This report outlines findings from our 2021 Annual Literacy Survey, alongside children and young people’s perceptions of their writing during the first lockdown and subsequent...

Our new report commissioned by Tonies shows how audiobooks can help build reading engagement with younger children

This research report looks at bill payers’ understanding of energy bills.

To mark World Mental Health Day in 2020, the Bupa Foundation, in partnership with Cheltenham Festivals, the National Literacy Trust and Mind, launched Beyond Words – a national...

This report explores the role that digital tools and resources can play in addressing the gender and disadvantage gap in young people’s literacy attitudes and outcomes, combining...

Our new research into diversity in children’s literature shows that a third of children don’t see themselves in books they read

This literature review considers the impact of COVID-19 on families, and the implications for the home learning environment.

In celebration of 75 years of Pippi Longstocking, we look at some key findings on girls and aspirations

Our new research finds that an increase in children and young people listening to podcasts during lockdown could have led to wider benefits for their reading engagement, with...

This report looks at the impact of the Hub approach on early years attainment in the National Literacy Trust’s three longest running Hubs.