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Reading a good book is the best way of boosting literacy – but magazines and comics don’t help

February 28, 2020 by

Reading a good book is the best way of boosting literacy — but magazines and comics don’t help, study shows Researchers examined the reading habits of 40,000 young students in Spain They also looked at their test results and levels of parental engagement Reading books daily raised results — as much as three months’ more schooling Yet the … Read more

One in four 15-year-olds have a reading age of 12 or below

February 26, 2020 by

One in four 15-year-olds have a reading age of 12 or below and struggle to understand questions in their GCSE exams Test provider GL Assessment analysed the reading abilities of 370,000 pupils 25% have reading age of 12 or below and 20% have skills of 11-year-old and under Worryingly, 10% have a reading age equivalent … Read more