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Media releases
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18Apr2012Schools line up for Big Diamond Jubilee Read supported by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
The National Literacy Trust and Oxford University Press have created a new reading and writing competition to get pupils in the UK and throughout the Commonwealth reading and writing.
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29Mar2012British Land partners with WHSmith to find 3,000 novel ways to support the National Literacy Trust
British Land and WHSmith have been working together to support the National Literacy Trust's Young Readers Programme.
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01Mar2012World Book Day research shows old meets new is the best way to improve reading
A new study out to mark World Book Day shows reading is getting a boost thanks to new technology and the brightest children combine the reading of books, magazines and newspapers with reading online or via their mobiles and gaming consoles.
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29Feb2012Literacy campaign puts spotlight on parents
New research finds that a third of parents don't realise they are the most important influence on their child's language and literacy development.
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26Jan2012Premier League players go online to promote childhood reading
Players from all 20 Premier League clubs are to use the motivational power of football to encourage children to improve their literacy skills.
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11Jan2012McDonald’s links up with HarperCollins to put books into the hands of families
McDonald’s UK is to hand out around nine million popular children’s books with its Happy Meals.
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13Dec2011Closure of respected Schools Library Service blow to literacy and learning
Hertfordshire Schools Library Services, one of England’s largest and most respected Schools Library Services, is set to close in the New Year.
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08Dec2011The Duchess of Cornwall devotes day to children’s literacy
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall celebrated young readers and writers. At Clarence House she met the one millionth person to be supported by the National Literacy Trust, and a child from the school that has fundraised the most for the charity.
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05Dec20113.8 million children in UK do not own a book
Our new report reveals that the number of children who do not own a book is increasing. We are responding to the findings by launching our Christmas Gift of Reading fundraising appeal.
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22Aug2011The Reads and the Read-Nots
New National Literacy Trust research of 18,141 children reveals a polarised nation of young readers with one in six reporting that they don’t read a single book in a month, while one in 10 say they read more than 10 books in a month.
