A new report from BookTrust and Waterstones Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, launched at Edith Kerrison Nursery School and Children’s Centre in Newham, outlines five focus areas that the charity and laureate believe will turn the tide on ‘indefensible’ reading inequality.
It forms part of BookTrust’s and the children’s laureate’s Reading Rights campaign which aims to ensure every child can benefit from shared reading.
The five areas outlined in the Reading Rights report, which will be a priority for Cottrell-Boyce over the next year, are:
The report, which reveals plans for a place-based City of Stories pilot to create a reading blueprint, builds on BookTrust’s Reading Rights summit that took place in Liverpool in January and saw experts come together to discuss innovative practice and support that will change children’s lives.
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