The Bookseller - News - Children reading more books but enjoyment levels in 'worrying decline', report suggests

Despite the increased number of books being read, however, the report%u2019s authors noted that %u201Crecent years have seen a worrying decline in children and young people%u2019s reading enjoyment,%u201D with enjoyment at an %u201Call time low%u201D at the beginning of 2020, according to findings from a survey of just over 42,500 pupils by the National Literacy TrustUK-based organisation which has campaigned since 1993 to improve literacy standards across all age groups. Excellent research information and details of the many initiatives the charity is currently involved in. www.literacytrust.org.uk. It also has a useful page of news stories on UK literacy, which links to newsletter http://www.readitswapit.co.uk/TheLibrary.aspx presented in the WKAR report. While almost three in five (58.6%) children aged between eight and 18 enjoyed reading in 2016, this had decreased to just 47.8% (a drop of more than 10 percentage points) by early 2020, according to the findings.