Half of Families Stop Daily Reading as Children's Laureate Frank Issues Warning

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Half of families stop daily reading as Children's Laureate Frank issues warning

Families read less often with young children as Cheshire author Frank Cottrell-Boyce urges action through BookTrust’s new Reading Rights campaign.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce calls for children’s reading to be treated as a ‘right’, in final laureate lecture

Speaking at the Royal Institution, the author and screenwriter linked falling shared reading rates to poverty, housing insecurity and social mediaFrank Cottrell-Boyce has urged policymakers to treat children’s reading as a “right” rather than a parental duty, warning that Britain is failing to understand the emotional and social value of reading, as new research shows a sharp decline in daily shared reading at home.Speaking at the Royal Institut…

Frank Cottrell-Boyce calls for national action to tackle children’s ‘reading crisis’

Too many children are starting school without consistently experiencing the warmth of shared stories and books, Cottrell-Boyce said