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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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Reading The Game
PLRS Prison Project Report
A summary of PLRS activity in HM Prisons and Young Offenders Institutes. 6 Oct 2007
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Premier League Reading Stars independent qualitative assessment 2010
Assessment conducted by BDRC Continental Ltd, July 2010. 23 Jul 2010
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Premier League Reading Stars report - 2010
Evaluation of our Premier League Reading Stars activity for 2010. 21 Dec 2010
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Christina Clark and Lucy Hawkins
Public Libraries and Literacy
This paper presents additional information from our 2009 survey. It explores why young people use or do not use their local library and how this relates to their reading behaviour and attitudes more widely. 4 Feb 2011
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Christina Clark, Sarah Osborne and George Dugdale
Reaching Out with Role Models
Do children and young people have reading role models? If so, do these role models come from their immediate social environment? Or are celebrities also influential? We addressed these questions in a recent survey of 2,176 seven to 15-year-olds. 2 Apr 2009 -
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 -
Reading The Game
Reading The Game Achievements Report for the Football Foundation
An overview report on how the money provided by the Football Foundation has enabled us to make a difference to the lives of thousands of disadvantaged children between 2005 and 2007. 16 Jan 2008
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Reading The Game consultation 2007
In 2007 RTG conducted research to find out how the sector could best work with sport to promote literacy. 19 Sep 2007
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Reading The Game consultation report - executive summary
A consultation of RTG partners and beneficiaries to conduct a needs analysis, identify priority areas for development and discover any barriers regarding sports-related literacy issues, in order to see how and if RTG could help deliver against these areas 17 May 2007
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National Literacy Trust
Reading: The Future - final report of the 2008 National Year of Reading
The 2008 National Year of Reading was delivered by a consortium of partners led by the National Literacy Trust. The final evaluation report presents achievements of the campaign, which aimed to change the nation's attitudes to reading. 1 Apr 2009
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