Today is World Book day- here are some recomemnded resources for social scientists on literacy and reading. The official website has some resources for colouring and reading if you are snowed in!
for social scientists here are some academic resources.
Literacy rates
UNESCO has data on literacy rates by country.
It also monitors progress in International Reading LiteracyStudy (PIRLS)
In 2016, female students outperformed their male counterparts in 48 countries and dependent territories by an average of 19 points
If you search the website you will also find other documents about reading programmes and the impact of mobile technology on reading in developing countries
The OECD Measures reading perfomance of children via the International PISA study. Find out where children read the best
How many books do people read?
Statista quotes an example from a survey of UK adults (methodology provided) that 22% of those who read in their spare time read up to 10 books per year.
A survey by the Reading Agency found that many UK adults felt they were too busy to read
The Pew research centre published a report in 2016 on adults who didnt read. Find out what percentage of people had not read a book in the last 12 months.They also have some interesting reports on ebooks and the use of technology and reading in the USA
In 2012 the Department for Education published a research study on reading for pleasure in children which highlighted trends and benefits.
The National Literacy Trust has published some reports on acces to books, school libraries and their impact on reading in children.
The Reading Agency quotes a number of studies on economic, health and well-being and educational impacts on children
The National Literacy Trust - interesting study on the link between literacy and life expectancy- eg.
'A boy born in Stockton Town Centre (which has some of the most serious literacy challenges in the country) has a life expectancy 26.1 years shorter than a boy born in North Oxford (which has some of the fewest literacy challenges) '
Many other research reports on literacy levels and reading skills can also be downloaded from their website
Search for more articles and books on literacy unsing the UNESDOC database
The IOE UK Digital Education Repository Archive (DERA) is a digital
archive of documents published electronically by government and other
relevant bodies in the areas of education, training, children and
families.
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