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This report examines the role of libraries in raising the literacy skills of children whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic.View details about Public Libraries and Literacy Recovery -
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This report outlines findings from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey, exploring children and young people’s writing engagement following the lifting of all lockdown restrictions in...View details about Children and young people’s writing in 2022 -
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This report synthesises information from existing literature, survey data of parents and evaluation data from our Early Words Together programme to provide insight into the...View details about Early language skills: The role of the home learning environment and emerging insights into the impact of the pandemic -
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This literature review provides an overview of research exploring the effectiveness of place-based programmes and campaigns in improving outcomes for children and families.View details about The effectiveness of place-based programmes and campaigns in improving outcomes for children -
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This report explores the benefits of Early Words Together at Two programme on children’s early literacy engagement, parents’ understanding, confidence and behaviours around creating...View details about Early Words Together at Two: Evaluation from 2020 to 2021 -
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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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Report on the podcast listening habits and attitudes of young people aged 11 to 18.View details about Young people's engagement with podcasts in 2021 -
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An examination of writing enjoyment, behaviours and linguistic identity among multilingual learners.View details about Multilingual young people’s writing 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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This report explores the findings of a survey conducted with 1500 parents of children from birth to age five about the home learning environment.View details about Home Learning Environment - Parent Survey 2021 -
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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 letter writing attitudes in behaviours, and how they were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.View details about Children and young people’s letter writing in 2021 -
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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 explores the impact reading challenges can have on children’s reading enjoyment, behaviours and skills, and the key considerations when developing reading challenges. It...View details about Reading challenges: How to design and run them to make them work -
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Celebrating the diverse linguistic backgrounds and skills of young people by focusing on multilingual learner reading enjoyment, behaviours and linguistic identity.View details about Multilingual young people’s reading 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 -
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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.View details about Children and young people’s video game playing and literacy in 2021 -
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Report on children and young people's engagement with audiobooks based on our 2021 Annual Literacy ReviewView details about The role of audiobooks to engage reluctant readers and underrepresented children and young people
