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As part of our Libraries for Primaries campaign, we launch an updated evidence review for the need for and impact of school libraries, and our evaluation report, summarising the...View details about Libraries for Primaries: Evaluation and Evidence Review -
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A short report sharing what children and young people told us about reading for mental wellbeing in 2023.View details about Reading for mental wellbeing: Children and young people's voices in 2023 -
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Teachers’ experiences of, and attitudes to, using ebooks to support children's reading for enjoyment.View details about Using ebooks to support reading for pleasure in 2023: A survey of primary school teachers -
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1 in 4 (26.7%) children and young people said they read poetry in their free time at least once a month in 2023.View details about Children and young people's engagement with poetry in 2023 -
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This evaluation report explores the impact of participating in Our Little Big Book Club, on families and school coordinators.View details about Our Little Big Book Club: 2023 Evaluation -
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This report outlines findings from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, in which we recorded the lowest level of reading enjoyment since 2005.View details about Children and young people's reading in 2023 -
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This report draws on data from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, to investigate access to author visits in school, as well as the link between author visits and enjoyment and...View details about Author visits in schools, and children and young people’s reading and writing engagement in 2023 -
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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 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 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 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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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
