"Reading enjoyment has been reported as more important for children’s educational success than their family’s socio-economic status" (OECD, 2002 & Clark and Douglas 2011 ).
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"Regular reading lowers the risk of mental health issues while boosting well-being and resilience in teenagers". (Jun et al, 2023)
"Research reports a link between library use and reading for pleasure; young people that use their public library are nearly twice as likely to be reading outside of class every day" (Clark and Hawkins, 2011).
"You may have tangible wealth untold; caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be. I had a mother who read to me." —Strickland Gillian