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• Christina Clark and Irene Picton  Family Matters: The importance of family support for young people's reading
  Based on data from our second annual literacy survey, involving almost 21,000 8 to 16-year-olds, this report shows that what parents say, and what they do, can have a considerable impact on young people’s reading enjoyment, confidence and attainment. 18 Dec 2012
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• Christina Clark  Children's and Young People's Reading Today
  This report outlines findings that relate to children and young people's reading habits, taken from our second annual literacy survey , which we conducted in November/December 2011 and in which nearly 21,000 young people aged 8 to 16 participated. 7 Sep 2012
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• Christina Clark and David Burke  Boys' Reading Commission: A review of existing research conducted to support the Commission
  This report sets out the preliminary evidence from a variety of sources that helped support and shape the Boys' Reading Commission. 1 Jul 2012
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• Christina Clark  Young People's Writing in 2011: Findings from the National Literacy Trust's annual literacy survey
  This report outlines findings that relate to young people's views on writing, taken from our second annual literacy survey , which we conducted in November/December 2011 and in which nearly 21,000 young people aged 8 to 16 participated. 18 Apr 2012
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• Clare Bolton and Christina Clark  Parents' Views on Literacy Development - A brief poll
  A survey we commissioned in February 2012 revealed that a third of parents don’t realise they have the most important influence on their child’s language and literacy development. 28 Feb 2012
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• Christina Clark  Setting the Baseline - Young People's Writing in 2010
  18,141 young people aged eight to 17 participated in our first annual literacy survey in November and December 2010. This report focuses on the writing aspect of the survey and explores how much young people enjoy writing, how good a writer they think the 20 Dec 2011
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• Christina Clark and Lizzie Poulton  Is Four the Magic Number? Number of books read in a month and young people's wider reading behaviour
  Using data from our first annual literacy survey of over 18,000 young people, this short paper explores the relationship between the number of books young people read in a month and other variables. 15 Dec 2011
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• Christina Clark, Jane Woodley and Fiona Lewis  The Gift of Reading in 2011: Children and young people's access to books and attitudes towards reading
  In this new report we explore children’s reading in 2011 with findings from our first annual survey of literacy in the UK. The report examines children’s ownership of books, access to reading materials, frequency of reading and attitudes to reading. 5 Dec 2011
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• Christina Clark  Setting the baseline: Reading in 2010
  This report outlines the findings from our first annual omnibus survey of over 18,000 children and young people as they relate to reading. 22 Aug 2011
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• Christina Clark and Sarah De Zoysa  Mapping the interrelationships of reading enjoyment, attitudes, behaviour and attainment
  It is frequently said that there is a positive relationship between enjoyment, attitudes, behaviour and attainment, with pupils who enjoy reading or writing having more positive attitudes towards it, doing it more and thereby getting better at it. This pa 18 Jul 2011
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