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• George Dugdale and Christina Clark  Literacy Changes Lives: An advocacy resource
  This document pulls together existing research about the impact of literacy on five areas in a person's life: economic well-being, aspirations, family life, health and civic/cultural engagement. 2 Sep 2008
• 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  Britain's Next Top Model: Role models and their impact on literacy
  Forming the basis for a subesequent survey of young people and their role models, this brief paper outlines the available research on the impact of role models on young people's literacy. 29 Apr 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
• 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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• 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
• National Literacy Trust  What's Hot, What's Not 2008
  A policy-scoping survey of 35 leading literacy professionals that explored which literacy issues are currently hot or not hot and what 2008 might bring 20 Dec 2007
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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  Why Families Matter to Literacy
  A brief research overview of the literature on the importance of involving parents in their children's literacy 28 Nov 2007
• Reading The Game  Kick into Reading (part of Sports Stories) Interim Report
  Overview of project activity outlining areas of project delivery, number of participants, case studies, evaluation and feedback for Kick into Reading nationally. Kick into Reading is the storytelling phase of the RTG Sports Stories project. 31 Oct 2007
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