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• Christina Clark  Why Fathers Matter to Their Children's Literacy
  This paper briefly summarises the findings from the field of father involvement that also address the issue of children’s literacy practices. 25 Jun 2009
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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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• 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 and Caroline Phythian-Sence  Interesting Choice
  This desk research explores the importance of book choice in children's and young people's literacy lives, what choice strategies are and how book choice relates to interest and self-awareness 20 Jul 2008
• 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 and George Dugdale  Literacy Changes Lives: The role of literacy in offending behaviour
  This brief paper examines the link between literacy and offending, and briefly outlines findings from the available research. It shows that the evidence is inconclusive, and suggests areas for further exploration. 15 Nov 2008
• Christina Clark and George Dugdale  Young People's Writing: Attitudes, behaviour and the role of technology
  The first significant UK study on the subject of young people's attitudes towards writing, this report outlines the findings from 3001 pupils aged 8-16 from England and Scotland, who completed an online survey in May 2009. 6 Dec 2009
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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 and Jonathan Douglas  Young People's Reading and Writing: An in-depth study focusing on enjoyment, behaviour, attitudes and attainment
  At the end of 2009, over 17,000 pupils took part in our study of children and young people's reading and writing attitudes, behaviours and attainment. You can now read the report on the full range of findings. 7 Apr 2011
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• Christina Clark and Kate Rumbold  Reading for Pleasure: A research overview
  This paper explores reading for pleasure, its importance, and its impact on literacy attainment and other outcomes. It aims to further our understanding of the value of reading for pleasure and to provide information that will enable parents, teachers and 10 Nov 2006