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This report outlines the first year-on-year findings on attitudes and behaviours around listening to audio.View details about Children and Young People’s Listening in 2023 -
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This report outlines findings from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, in which we recorded the lowest level of reading enjoyment since 2005.View details about Children and young people's reading in 2023 -
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Report on the confidence of young people aged 16-30 in communicating their opinions on a range of issuesView details about Confident Young Adults: Communication and social, public, and civic engagement -
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This report presents an external evaluation of First Words Together in Birmingham, a family learning programme focussing on early communication, developed with Speech and Language...View details about Evaluation of First Words Together in Birmingham -
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This evaluation report explores the impact of participating in First Words Together in Cornwall, on families and practitioners.View details about First Words Together in Cornwall: 2023 Evaluation -
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Exploring young adults’ confidence communicating about their mental wellbeing, work and participation in societyView details about Young adults’ communication and the gender gap -
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This report from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey explores how children and young people are listening to audio and engaging with stories and information through audiobooks and...View details about Children and young people’s listening in 2022 -
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This report explores changes for children, families and practitioners as a result of taking part in our Early Words Together for London programme over the three years of delivery.View details about Impact report: Early Words Together for London -
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This report outlines findings from our 2022 Annual Literacy Survey, exploring poetry engagement in children and young people aged 8 to 18.View details about Children and young people’s engagement with poetry in 2022 -
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This report evaluates the impact of the fourth 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 2021-22 -
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Report on the benefits of keeping a diary for children and young people, including allowing self-expression, boosting creativity, and supporting mental wellbeing and writing...View details about Children and young people’s diary writing in 2022 -
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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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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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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 -
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Our new report commissioned by Tonies shows how audiobooks can help build reading engagement with younger childrenView details about Playful storytelling: The role of interactive audio in building children’s literacy skills and engagement -
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Our new research finds that an increase in children and young people listening to podcasts during lockdown could have led to wider benefits for their reading engagement, with...View details about Children and young people’s engagement with podcasts before and during lockdown