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• Christina Clark, Lizzie Poulton and Emily McCoy  Literacy: A route of addressing child poverty?
  This brief summary of the research literature provides the evidence base for literacy to be a priority within child poverty planning. It makes the case for a focus on home learning and parental aspirations in order to address low literacy. 11 Oct 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 and Sarah Osborne  Demystifying the Reluctant Reader
  This article supplements our 2008 report on the Self-Perceptions of Young People as Readers and focuses on the so-called "reluctant" reader. 9 Dec 2007
• 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 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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• 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 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 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 and Lucy Hawkins  Young People’s Reading: The importance of the home environment and family support
  This paper presents findings from our 2009 survey of young people’s reading and writing, with a focus on the resources available at home and how this relates to enjoyment, attitudes and behaviour. 2 Jun 2010
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• Christina Clark and Lizzie Poulton  Book ownership and its relation to enjoyment, attitudes, behaviour and attainment
  18,141 young people aged 8 to 17 participated in our first annual online survey in November/December 2010. It included a question about book ownership, which is the focus of this brief report. 31 May 2011
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