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This report outlines findings from our ninth Annual Literacy Survey relating to children and young people’s reading in 2019.View details about Children and young people’s reading in 2019 -
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This literature review provides an overview of research exploring the role of audiobooks in supporting children’s literacy both at home and in the classroom.View details about Audiobooks and literacy: a rapid review of the literature -
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This report evaluates the impact of the National Literacy Trust’s Early Words Together at Three programme in Leicester, which ran from September 2018 to December 2019.View details about Early Words Together at Three evaluation: 2020 -
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We surveyed 56,906 UK children aged 9 to 18 to look into the link between book ownership, reading skills and reading enjoyment.View details about Gift of reading: children's book ownership in 2019 -
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Since 2012, Books Unlocked has supported people in prisons and young offender institutions to read for enjoyment, to read more often, and to engage with literature.View details about Books Unlocked 2018/19 evaluation -
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This report evaluates the impact of the pilot Read for Good Stories in Schools programme on reading engagement during the 2018/19 academic year.View details about Stories in Schools: reading engagement report -
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This report evaluates the impact of the National Literacy Trust’s Early Words Together programme for Multilingual Families in Bedford, which ran from 2018 to 2019.View details about Early Words Together for Multilingual Families in Bedford evaluation: 2019 -
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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 report evaluates the impact of the TutorMate pilot programme on Year 1 pupils’ reading skills and reading enjoyment during the 2018/19 academic year.View details about TutorMate: pilot evaluation -
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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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In 2019, with support from McDonald’s, we developed a version of our Annual Literacy Survey for younger children aged 5 to 8 to gain an insight into their reading and writing...View details about Annual Literacy Survey 2019 aged 5 to 8: Setting the baseline -
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This report evaluates the impact of the National Literacy Trust’s Early Words Together programme in Glasgow, which ran from 2017 to 2019.View details about Early Words Together in Glasgow evaluation: 2019 -
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The report summarises the evaluation of the Words for Work: Women in Leadership programme in the 2018/19 academic year.View details about Words for Work: Women in Leadership evaluation summary 2018/19 -
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This report looks at the fourth year of the poetry programme and its impact.View details about Young City Poets - Evaluation Report 2018/19 -
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This report evaluates the Champions for Children professional development programme, which was delivered to early years settings in the Ipswich Opportunity Area in the 2018/19...View details about Ipswich Champions for Children evaluation report -
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An evaluation of the first 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 2018-19 -
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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
