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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 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  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, 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
• 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, Stephen Torsi and Julia Strong  Young People and Reading
  This is our first survey into the reading habits and attitudes of young people, which is based on over 1,500 pupils from six schools who participated in a survey in spring 2005, as part of our Reading Champions initiative. 10 Aug 2005
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• Sally Melvin and Laura Kenwright  Words for Work evaluation report 2011
  This report explores the findings of the second pilot year of Words for Work, the National Literacy Trust's communication and employability project. 11 Nov 2011
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• Sally Melvin  Words for Work evaluation report
  This National Literacy Trust report summarises the outcomes of the first year of the Words for Work pilot, working with two schools with funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. 10 Aug 2010
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• Sally Melvin and Laura Kenwright  Words for Work 2011-2012 Evaluation Summary Report
  This evaluation summary outlines the impact of our Words for Work programme on young people's confidence, awareness of employment and communication skills. 1 Nov 2012
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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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