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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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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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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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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 -
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This literature review provides a brief overview of research relating to the importance of shared reading in the early years, with a focus on personalised children’s picture books...View details about Personalised print books and family literacy outcomes: A literature review -
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Pupils who use Accelerated Reader (AR) enjoy reading, read frequently and think more positively about reading than their peers who do not use AR.View details about Reading Enjoyment, Behaviour and Attitudes in Pupils who use Accelerated Reader (2016) -
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This report outlines findings about children and young people’s reading from our seventh annual literacy survey conducted in November/December 2016 when 42,406 children and young...View details about Children and Young People’s reading in 2016: Findings from our Annual Literacy Survey 2016 -
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Our review of provision of school libraries, the impact on pupils and the elements that make a good school library.View details about School libraries: A literature review on current provision and evidence of impact (2017) -
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Fewer children and young people in Manchester say that they enjoy reading compared with their peers nationally and fewer read daily outside class. This is based on a survey of 5,000...View details about Children and Young People's Reading in Manchester in 2016 -
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In 2016 we recorded the highest levels of reading enjoyment to date, with nearly 6 in 10 saying that they enjoy reading either very much or quite a lot.View details about Celebrating Reading for Enjoyment: Findings from our Annual Literacy Survey 2016 Report -
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This report outlines findings from an independent evaluation of Premier League Reading Stars (PLRS) by Coventry University, focusing on activities delivered in Wales between...View details about Premier League Reading Stars Wales evaluation report 2015/16 -
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Here we share the impact of findings from an independent evaluation of Premier League Reading Stars (PLRS) and Premier League Reading Stars Cymru (PLRSC) by Coventry...View details about Premier League Reading Stars: evaluation reports 2015/16 -
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This report outlines evaluation findings from the Picture the Poet schools programme, which aimed to increase enjoyment of poetry reading, writing and performance.View details about Picture the Poet: school programme evaluation report 2016 -
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This report outlines evaluation findings for the Young Readers Programme in 2015/16.View details about Young Readers Programme evaluation 2015-16 -
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This report outlines evaluation findings for the pilot Literacy Leaders project in 2015/16, which showed that the project empowered secondary school students to ...View details about Literacy Leaders pilot evaluation 2016 -
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Here we share the impact of the Oxfordshire Gaining Momentum (OGM) project, where we saw positive teacher and student results.View details about Oxfordshire Gaining Momentum impact evaluation report 2016