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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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NLT-Talk To Your Baby
Face to Face research literature review highlights
As part of our Face to Face research project, the NLT commissioned the University of Dundee to produce this literature review of the evidence for why communicating with babies matters. 19 Oct 2010
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Viv Bird and Rodie Akerman
Every Which Way We Can: A literacy and social inclusion position paper
This position paper is based on our findings two years into a three-year project on literacy and social inclusion. The purpose of the paper is to review the evidence gathered and to provide a resource for those concerned with issues in this field 1 Feb 2005
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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
Children's and Young People's Reading Today
This report outlines findings that relate to children and young people's reading habits, 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. 7 Sep 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
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
Boys, Girls and Communication
In summer 2010 we conducted the first large-scale survey of young people's view on communication skills in the UK. This brief report explores what boys and girls think about communication skills, how confident they are in their skills and how important th 4 May 2011
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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 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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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
