Almost 4m children in Britain do not own a book, poll finds
National Literacy Trust describes as 'very worrying' results of survey of 18,000 children between 11 and 16
Almost 4 million children in Britain – one in three – do not own a book, a poll has found. The National Literacy Trust charity, which carried out the survey, said the proportion had risen from one in 10 in 2005. The charity said the findings were very worrying because book ownership was linked to children's futuresuccess in life. Children who read well can often overcome other hurdles that lock their peers into a cycle of disadvantage, it said.
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Monday, 5 December, 2011
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