| Title: |
Children and Young People's Reading in 2025 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Christina Clark; Irene Picton; Aimee Cole; National Literacy Trust (United Kingdom) |
| Source: |
National Literacy Trust. 2025. |
| Availability: |
National Literacy Trust. Swire House, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ, UK. Tel: +44-2078-282435; Fax: +44-2079-319986; e-mail: contact@literacytrust.org.uk; Web site: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
38 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Children; Adolescents; Recreational Reading; Reading Attitudes; Learner Engagement; Reading Material Selection; Cultural Influences; Reading Motivation; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Individual Characteristics |
| Geographic Terms: |
United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales); United Kingdom (Scotland); United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
| Abstract: |
This report is based on 114,970 responses to National Literacy Trust's Annual Literacy Survey from children and young people aged 5 to 18 in early 2025. It includes findings on reading enjoyment, frequency and motivation and explores responses by age, gender, socio-economic background and geographical region. The surveys show that the reading crisis persists, with the number of children and young people who say they enjoy reading, and read daily, continuing to decline. In 2025, the percentage of children and young people who replied that they enjoyed reading was its lowest in 20 years. An important way to address the decline in reading enjoyment and frequency is to shed light on what drives or deters reading among children and young people, particularly for those who tell us that they don't enjoy it. Children and young people who report low levels of reading enjoyment, though less engaged, still recognise reading's educational value (nearly half said it helps them learn new words or new things). Many also chose to read song lyrics, news articles, fiction, comics and fan fiction in their free time, highlighting how we might re-engage this group with reading. Findings suggest that this group would benefit from reading being aligned with personal interests and other media that children and young people already recognise as part of their cultural life. [This report was supported by Twinkl.] |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
ED675290 |
| Database: |
ERIC |