Almost a third of boys never pick up a pen and write for fun outside of the classroom, according to research. But nearly a third of girls do enjoy spending time writing. The National Literacy Trust, ...

ALMOST a third of boys never write for fun outside school, according to figures released today by the National Literacy Trust. The trust, which is behind the Bradford Literacy Campaign, has found 31 ...

Ahead of National Writing Day tomorrow, we are asking parents if your child reads and writes for fun outside of school. Take part in our poll (mobile users: use landscape mode). Loading... Children ...

This month, the National Literacy Trust published the Children and Young People’s Writing in 2024 survey, and reported that daily writing habits have reached “crisis point” with less than a third (29% ...

Is it possible for some people to just do writing for fun? Molly McKitterick at The Word Process explores that question in a post today, while relating that her daughter is taking a post-grad class in ...

Boys' reluctance to write outside school could be hampering their chances of fulfilling their potential, a National Literacy Trust study says. Research among 30,000 eight- to 16-year-old pupils finds ...

Children who write for pleasure achieve significantly better results in the subject in the classroom, National Literacy Trust , externalresearch suggests. Those who like writing outside class are ...

A fifth of boys do not reach the accepted level in writing at the end of primary school Boys' reluctance to write outside school could be hampering their chances of fulfilling their potential, a ...