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Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure

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Summary
Nutrition label

83% Informative

Only 34.6% of eight- to 18-year-olds said they enjoy reading in their spare time.

This is the lowest level recorded by the National Literacy Trust .

Reading frequency is also at a historic low, with 20.5% reporting reading daily in their free time.

VR Score

91

Informative language

92

Neutral language

63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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