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This report shares findings from a survey of over 3000 parents exploring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on literacy resources and support, and the importance of school...View details about Children and young people’s access to books and educational devices at home during the cost-of-living crisis -
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This report from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey explores how children and young people are listening to audio and engaging with stories and information through audiobooks and...View details about Children and young people’s listening in 2022 -
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This report uses data from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey to track book ownership in children and young people and to investigate how the number of books at home relates to their...View details about Book ownership in 2022 -
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Our second report research looking at diversity and children and young people's reading and writing shows that 2 in 5 (38.9%) find it difficult to find books with characters or...View details about Seeing yourself in what you read: diversity and children and young people’s reading in 2022 -
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This report explores changes for children, families and practitioners as a result of taking part in our Early Words Together for London programme over the three years of delivery.View details about Impact report: Early Words Together for London -
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This report presents the evaluation findings from the first of year of delivery of Changing the Story, new programme for pupils in Key Stage 1 created in partnership with Hachette...View details about Changing the Story Reading Programme: 2022 evaluation -
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This report combines information from external research as well as a survey and in-depth interviews conducted with adults in 2019 to highlight the continuing adult literacy...View details about Seldom-heard voices: Adult literacy in the UK -
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This report outlines findings from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey, exploring whether children and young people were engaging with non-fiction, and whether non-fiction readers show...View details about Children and young people's non-fiction reading and environmental engagement -
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This report outlines findings from our role models survey, exploring who children look up to, and the impact that having a role model can have on children's reading attitudes.View details about Role models and their influence on children and young people's reading -
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This report outlines findings from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey, exploring poetry engagement in children and young people aged 8 to 18.View details about Children and young people’s engagement with poetry in 2022 -
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This report evaluates the impact of the fourth year of NewsWise – a free, cross-curricular news literacy programme for 9 to 11-year-olds across the UK.View details about NewsWise evaluation report 2021-22 -
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This report outlines findings from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey, exploring reading engagement in children and young people aged 5 to 18.View details about Children and young people’s reading engagement in 2022 -
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This report outlines findings from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey, exploring young children’s reading engagement and access to reading materials at home.View details about 5 to 8-year-old children’s reading in 2022 -
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This report presents findings from a survey exploring young people’s literacy and critical literacy attitudes and behaviours when navigating online environments.View details about Insights into young people’s literacy, critical digital literacy, online communication and wellbeing -
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Our latest research into adults' engagement with audiobooks finds links to wellbeing and mental stimulation.View details about Audiobooks: A survey of UK adults in 2021 -
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This report focuses on the 2 in 5 girls in the UK aged 8 to 18 who said that they don't enjoy reading.View details about Forgotten Girls: The reluctant girl readers -
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The impact of book gifting on children and young people’s reading engagementView details about Book Ownership in 2021 -
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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...View details about The Future of Primary School Libraries -
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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.View details about Children and young people’s reading engagement in 2021 -
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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.View details about NewsWise evaluation report 2020-21 -
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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.View details about Exploring the impact of World Book Day on the reading lives of children in the UK 2019-2021