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Children turn to audiobooks as traditional reading falls away
- Children are increasingly preferring audiobooks and podcasts over traditional reading, as indicated by the National Literacy Trust's research.
- Debra Myhill from the United Kingdom Literacy Association warned against audiobooks replacing printed texts.
- Nearly half of the surveyed children said audio formats helped them understand stories better, while over half felt more relaxed, according to the NLT.
- The National Literacy Trust advocates for more access to diverse reading formats, including audiobooks, ebooks, and print.
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Children’s enjoyment of audio surpasses pleasure of reading ‘for first time’
The Government should broaden the variety of reading formats – including audio – in its curriculum and assessment review, a charity has said. Children’s enjoyment of listening to audio has surpassed their enjoyment of reading for the first time, a report has suggested. The number of young people who say they enjoy listening to audio – such as audiobooks and podcasts – in their free time has risen in the past year, according to research by the Na…
A survey by the National Literature Trust (NLT) found that children’s enjoyment of listening to audiobooks had increased. NLT asks the government to include audiobooks in the national curriculum. ANNOUNCEMENT A new study conducted by the National Literature Trust (NLT), a charity campaigning for higher literacy throughout the UK, has found that a significant percentage of children now consume literature through audiobooks. For the first time sin…
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