Keep up to date with the latest literacy research.
Read more about children’s and young people’s enjoyment of writing in 2016, taken from our seventh annual literacy survey.
In 2016 we recorded the highest levels of reading enjoyment to date, with nearly 6 in 10 saying that they enjoy reading either very much or quite a lot.
This report outlines findings from an independent evaluation of Premier League Reading Stars (PLRS) by Coventry University, focusing on activities delivered in Wales between September 2015 and July 2016.
Here we share the impact of findings from an independent evaluation of Premier League Reading Stars (PLRS) and Premier League Reading Stars Cymru (PLRSC) by Coventry University, focusing on activities delivered between September 2015 and July 2016.
A fifth of children and young people said in 2015 that they write in a diary in their free time.
Fewer children enjoyed writing or wrote something in their free time in 2015 compared with the previous year. This is based on findings from our annual literacy survey that we conducted in November/December 2015. 32,569 children and young people aged 8 to 18 participated.
This report outlines evaluation findings from the Picture the Poet schools programme, which aimed to increase enjoyment of poetry reading, writing and performance.
This report outlines evaluation findings for the Young Readers Programme in 2015/16.
This report outlines evaluation findings for the pilot Literacy Leaders project in 2015/16, which showed that the project empowered secondary school students to promote literacy among their peers.
Here we share the impact of the Oxfordshire Gaining Momentum (OGM) project, where we saw positive teacher and student results.
Do children in 2016 still send postcards when they go on holiday? Who is most likely to do so and what, if any, are the relationships between writing postcards and writing in general?
These external evaluations, carried out by the Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement at Coventry University, describe the impact of the Helping Early Language and Literacy Outcomes (HELLO) project.
Two-thirds of children aged 3 to 5 look at or read stories daily at home in a typical week.
This report resents a snapshot of the attitudes and beliefs of 450 early years practitioners around emergent literacy in 2015, as well as the reported attitudes and emergent literacy behaviours of the children in their settings.
This literature review explores how digital technology can support practitioners to promote communication, language and literacy skills in early years settings.
Findings from our third annual early years surveys of parents and early years practitioners, about the role of touchscreen technology in supporting preschool children’s literacy.
Findings based on responses from 24,972 8 to 16-year-olds who participated in the National Literacy Trust’s annual literacy survey in November / December 2015.
The Reading Agency’s Chatterbooks is an extracurricular reading initiative that aims to increase a child’s motivation to read. This report shows that children held more positive attitudes towards reading, read more frequently and felt more confident about their reading skills after taking part in Chatterbooks activities.
More children enjoy reading, read daily and think positively about reading in Bradford in 2015 than in 2014.
Books about Town (BaT) for Schools is a creative literacy project focused on raising levels of reading for enjoyment through the use of whole text. In this report, we share our findings from an evaluation of the second phase of the BaT for Schools programme.
The report is based on findings from participating children, a control group of non-participating children, interviews with practitioners, and focus group discussions with pupils.