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Tell Me a Story…
1 Jun 2010
The National Literacy Trust is launching a new campaign to highlight the importance of sharing stories together as a family on Family Week Story Time (2 June) during National Family Week.
The National Literacy Trust is launching a new campaign to highlight the importance of sharing stories together as a family on Family Week Story Time (2 June) during National Family Week.
The Tell Me a Story campaign aims to raise awareness that every child has the right to share stories and to develop the skills they need to fufil their potential.
Forthcoming National Literacy Trust research to be published on Family Week Story Time illustrates how children who are encouraged to read by their parents are more likely to have more positive attitudes towards reading and above average reading levels than young people who receive no parental encouragement to read.
The National Literacy Trust and National Family Week are calling on everyone to spend 10 minutes reading with the children in their life during Family Week Story Time.
Director of the National Literacy Trust Jonathan Douglas says:
“Our research illustrates the clear link parental support for literacy and a child’s reading ability. By encouraging children to read for pleasure families can help them to do well at school and to enjoy opportunities throughout their life.
“That is why we are launching the Tell Me a Story campaign to raise awareness of the importance of having a literacy-rich home environment. One in six children in the UK will grow up without the literacy skills they need to fulfil their potential. We are campaigning to change this.
“We have teamed up with National Family Week to call on everyone to support Tell Me a Story by pledging to read a story for 10 minutes with the child in their life – whether it’s their son, daughter, grandchild, niece or nephew.”
To find out more and get involved with the National Literacy Trust’s Tell Me a Story campaign visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/tellmeastory
