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The report explores how parents and children engage with news, based on a survey of 1,000 UK parents.View details about Family news literacy report -
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This document reports on the process and impact of the HELLO project in Greater Manchester.View details about HELLO in Greater Manchester: final report 2019 -
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This report uses data from our 2019 Annual Literacy Survey and the Great School Library Campaign to determine how many schools in the UK have had a writer visit in the last year,...View details about Writer visits and children and young people's literacy engagement -
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This report outlines findings from our eighth Annual Literacy Survey relating to children and young people’s reading in 2017/18.View details about Children and young people's reading in 2017/18 -
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Using data from our 2019 Annual Literacy Survey of 56,905 children and young people aged 9 to 18 in the UK, this report suggests that offering children and young people the...View details about Children, young people and digital reading -
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Based on a survey of 219 UK teachers, this report indicates that the majority of teachers believe that technology can have a positive impact on children’s literacy learning.View details about Teachers’ use of technology to support literacy in 2018 -
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This report brings together three broad areas of education – reading, financial capability and general academic motivation – to understand how they are related.View details about Reading and financial capability: exploring the relationships -
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In this report, we discuss school libraries from the point of view of children and young people. We explore how many children use school libraries, why they do or do not use them,...View details about School libraries: Why children and young people use them or not, their literacy engagement and mental wellbeing -
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We surveyed 44,097 children aged 8-18 to look into the link between book ownership, literacy engagement and mental wellbeing.View details about Book ownership, literacy engagement and mental wellbeing -
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To support National Poetry Day on 4 October 2018, we were commissioned to conduct the first ever national survey of children and young people’s views on poetry in England.View details about A thing that makes me happy: Children, young people and poetry in 2018 -
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This report explores the link between children and young people’s mental wellbeing and their reading and writing enjoyment, attitudes and behaviours.View details about Mental wellbeing, reading and writing -
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The NewsWise programme was developed as a collaborative partnership between Google, The Guardian Foundation, the National Literacy Trust and the PSHE Association. This report covers...View details about NewsWise pilot report 2018 -
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This report evaluates the impact of Mrs Wordsmith, an illustrated, data-driven vocabulary programme for children aged 6-13.View details about Mrs Wordsmith Narrative Journey: pilot evaluation -
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The 2017 evaluation of our Books Unlocked programme, which promotes reading for pleasure in prisons, supported by the Man Booker Prize Foundation.View details about Books Unlocked: evaluation report 2017 -
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The survey looked at the reading habits of over 4,000 primary school children in 2018View details about Children’s reading in Birmingham in 2018: A baseline -
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Our evaluation of Early Words Together at Two explores the outcomes of the programme on children, parents, and practitioners.View details about Early Words Together at Two - evaluation report -
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This report compares pupils who participated in Readathon with those who haven't and shows that Readathon is related to various improved reading outcomes.View details about Readathon: How children and young people are engaged and the benefits to reading -
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The final report of the Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy in Schools.View details about Fake news and critical literacy: final report -
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This research review explores redefining and reframing what it means to be a good reader at age 11, looking in particular at cognitive reading skills, affective processes and...View details about What it means to be a reader at age 11: valuing skills, affective components and behavioural processes -
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We asked 42,406 children and young people aged eight to 18 about book ownership in our seventh annual literacy survey, which we conducted in November/December 2016. One in 11...View details about Book ownership and reading outcomes