Why we are needed:
Understanding the Impact and Characteristics of School Libraries and Reading Spaces
Reading to children is so powerful, so simple and yet so misunderstood
Family literacy in prisons: father’s engagement with their young children
Gift of Reading. Children’s book ownership in 2019
- December 2019
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Through our ninth Annual Literacy Survey, we explored the relationship between children’s book ownership, reading skills, reading enjoyment and reading attitudes.
We surveyed 56,906 children and young people aged 9 to 18 across the UK between January to March 2019.
Independent, Effective, Humane: The case for funding charities in the prison system
- July 2019
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This report argues that:
• Charities continue to have an impact despite working in a prison system which is in crisis. Their work both in
prisons, and to influence change is hugely important to individuals and society and is only possible because
of their independence from the system itself.
• Independent funders are vital to charities working in prisons because it is a field which has experienced steep
government cuts and does not attract much funding from the public.
• There are legitimate reasons for funders to be worried about putting money into a broken system, but these
are outweighed by the potential for impact. People in prison represent both deep need and great potential,
and changing the system would have hugely positive effects across the country.
Reading and the Development of Social Understanding: Implications for the Literacy Classroom
- June 2019
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Reading and the Development of Social Understanding- Implications for the Literacy Classroom