Last year's report from the National Literacy Trust found only 1 in 5 (20.5%) of 8 to 18-year-olds chose to read in their free time—the lowest level since 2005. With daily reading levels decreasing by 7.5%, we look at how to improve your child's reading levels.
Reading enjoyment levels have decreas...
Read more ›Summer learning loss, also known as "summer slide," refers to the tendency for students to lose some of the academic gains they made during the previous school year over the summer break. Studies have shown that students can lose approximately one to two months of learning over the summer break, par...
Read more ›World Book Day, is Thursday, March 7th, but the day is about more than dressing up and free book tokens. The mission of this awareness day is to promote reading for pleasure, which has been at its lowest ebb for twenty years. Here's how to encourage your child to read more.
Benefits of reading for ...Read more ›Working on becoming a better reader has a multitude of benefits beyond English and English Literature GCSE and A-Levels. Stronger readers are more focused about how they read, which gives them access to a wealth of skills and benefits everything from comprehension to revision, and exam preparation.
...Read more ›With World Book Day fast approaching, it's worth knowing that children today read less frequently than any previous generation and enjoy reading less than young people did in the past. According to research from the National Literacy Trist, only a quarter of under-18s spend time reading daily. Along...
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