National Literacy Trust

Children Find Books 'Embarrassing' And Are Reading Less

PA | Posted 06.11.2012 | Home

Today's children are reading less than seven years ago as their time is taken up with other activities, research suggests. It is not just novels th...

Joey Barton Reveals His Favourite Book

Posted 27.03.2012 | Home

Anyone familiar with his Nietzsche-filled Twitter feed won’t be surprised to hear that footballer Joey Barton likes a good read. Now in a bid to ...

Third Of UK Children 'Do Not Own A Book'

PA | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Almost four million UK children do not own a book, research has suggested. It raises concerns that the numbers of children without books is rising,...

Freddie Flintoff Fronts Reading Campaign

Lucy Sherriff | Posted 09.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Former England cricketer Freddie Flintoff has announced he will be fronting a new campaign to encourage fathers to play a bigger role in encouraging t...

Phonics and Reading Lists Aren't Enough to Raise Literacy Standards

Bansi Kara | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education
Bansi Kara

As a teacher and professed literacy geek, I cannot explain how terrifyingly unambitious government approaches to raising standards in literacy can be.