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Our research aims to improve literacy attitudes, habits and skills by informing policy and practice. We use a variety of approaches. Our extensive survey work provides a platform for the views of children, young people, their parents and literacy practitioners. We also conduct literature reviews that provide evidence of effective practices, and evaluate the impact of our own projects.
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Christina Clark and Sarah Osborne
How Does Age Relate to Young People's Self-Perceptions as Readers
This short research brief outlines an analysis of our self-perception survey in relation to the differences between primary and secondary pupils. 5 Nov 2008 -
Christina Clark and Rodie Akerman
Being a Reader: The relationship with gender
This brief paper re-focuses our self-perception research and examines the link between gender and reader self-perception 4 Apr 2008 -
Christina Clark, Sarah Osborne and Rodie Akerman
Young People's Self-Perceptions as Readers
A survey of pupils at 29 primary and secondary schools that explores why some pupils see themselves as readers and others do not. It investigates the family, peer and school influences, and explores the consequences of such self-perceptions 4 Jan 2008 -
Christina Clark and Rodie Akerman
Social Inclusion and Reading: An exploration
A report analysing children and young people's reading habits in the light of whether or not they receive free school meals 15 Jun 2006 -
Christina Clark and Amelia Foster
Children's and Young People's Reading Habits and Preferences: The who, what, why, where and when
In our first large-scale reading survey, we explored why some pupils choose to read for pleasure and others do not. We surveyed over 8,000 primary and secondary pupils whose schools were part of our Reading Connects initiative. 3 Dec 2005
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Christina Clark, Stephen Torsi and Julia Strong
Young People and Reading
This is our first survey into the reading habits and attitudes of young people, which is based on over 1,500 pupils from six schools who participated in a survey in spring 2005, as part of our Reading Champions initiative. 10 Aug 2005
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