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Kids are reading less - why?

A love of reading is something all parents want to instil in their children, but a new survey fro...

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11.59 10 Oct 2024


Kids are reading less - why?


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11.59 10 Oct 2024


A love of reading is something all parents want to instil in their children, but a new survey from BookTrust shows a drop off in reading once children progress to secondary school.

Joining Andrea to discuss this is Mary McCarthy, Columnist with the Irish Independent, Darina Molloy, Senior Executive Librarian based in Castlebar and Sarah Webb, Children's Author.


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