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Creating a national youth reading culture Jonathan Douglas  Director National Literacy Trust
 
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Background ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Reading at 11 - skills 87% 82% Girls 82% 75% Boys 2003 1998
Reading at 11 - enjoyment Source: Sainsbury & Schagen 2004  75% 85% Girls 55% 70% Boys 2003 1998
A reader is… ,[object Object]
A reader is…
Self defining “non-readers” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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More research… ,[object Object],[object Object]
So reading is seen by young people as ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
So how do you ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Approach 1: Work with popular culture “Reading the Game”
Approach 2: Start with what they love
Approach 3: Make it social  “Head Space”
Approach 4: Promote all reading
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