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Read our review on boys and reading. It was prepared to inform the Commission’s initial discussions and guide them in their subsequent investigation and evidence ...View details about Boys' Reading 2012: A review of existing research -
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Read about our survey that found a third of parents do not realise they have the most important influence on their child’s language and literacy development.View details about Parents' Views on Literacy Development in 2012 -
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In this review Dr. Cathy Hamer discusses early language development and external factors that impact on language development, such as the home learning environment...View details about Parent-Child Communication is Important from Birth: A NCT/NLT research overview (2012) -
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This paper sets out evidence for the impact of parental engagement in home learning and the significance of attitudes, aspirations and literacy development.View details about Literacy: A route of addressing child poverty? (2011) -
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Read about book ownership in 2010, with 1 in 3 children and young people saying that they don’t have a book of their own at home.View details about The Gift of Reading in 2011: Children and young people’s access to books and attitudes towards reading -
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Read our study that shows how book ownership is not only associated with attainment but is also related more broadly to literacy and education, from reading enjoyment...View details about Book ownership and its relation to reading enjoyment, attitudes, behaviour and attainment -
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Read our review that shows how critical parents and carers are to their children’s language skills and the vital role of the home learning environment and early...View details about The importance of families and the home environment 2011: A research review -
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This report shows that what parents say, and what they do, can have a considerable impact on children’s and young people’s reading enjoyment, confidence and...View details about Family Matters: The importance of family support for young people's reading in 2011 -
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Parents are twice as likely to talk to children in face-to-face buggies, which could impact language development.View details about Face-to-face buggy research project 2008 - 2010 -
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Read about what children said about their home literacy environment and parental support for reading in 2009.View details about Children’s and Young People’s Reading 2009: The importance of the home environment and family support -
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Read about what children said about their home literacy environment and parental support for reading in 2009.View details about Young People's Self-Perceptions as Readers (2009) -
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Research has established a clear link between parental involvement and children’s educational attainment.View details about Why Fathers Matter to Their Children's Literacy (2009): A review -
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Do children and young people have reading role models? If so, do these role models come from their immediate social environment? Or are more distant ones, such as celebrities, also...View details about Reaching Out with Role Models: Role models and young people’s reading (2009) -
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The 2008 National Year of Reading (NYR) was delivered by a consortium of partners led by the National Literacy Trust.View details about Reading: the Future – final report of the 2008 National Year of Reading -
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This review shows what a difference it makes when parents, family members and carers get involved in a child's education, even those in the most difficult of ...View details about Why Families Matter to Literacy: A brief research summary (2007) -
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Read our review of the impact of television viewing on children's early language development.View details about Television and Early Language Development (2004)