As part of our commitment to the National Year of Reading legacy, Booktrust worked in partnership with Suffolk County Council and Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust to deliver two study and advocacy projects on reading and literacy, funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Booktrust were particularly interested in exploring how the bookgifting programmes – Bookstart, Booktime and Booked Up – work in practice and how they are contributing to a cohesive provision throughout a child’s reading journey from babyhood through primary school and teenage years.
Our shared aim is that the pilots will act as a catalyst for the creation of an enduring and effective reading and literacy strategy in each authority. We also hope that the final reports and ongoing advocacy will contribute to the wider body of work which is being conducted around the promotion of reading strategies.
We have very much enjoyed working with colleagues in Suffolk and Wigan and understand better the local challenges – and successes – which will inform our programmes and support activities in the future.
Read the final report on Suffolk’s Booktrust Pilot (Microsoft Word .doc 796Kb)
Read a summary report on Suffolk’s Booktrust Pilot (Microsoft Word .doc 263Kb)
Read the final report on Wigan's Booktrust Pilot (Adobe Acrobat .pdf 2Mb)
