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Eoin Colfer on encouraging children to read more

Children’s reading enjoyment has fallen to the lowest recorded level in the UK… An annual sur...

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17.46 12 Jun 2025


Eoin Colfer on encouraging children to read more


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Children’s reading enjoyment has fallen to the lowest recorded level in the UK…

An annual survey of young people’s reading habits, which began two decades ago, shows its lowest-ever result, most pronounced among boys aged 11 to 16.

How do we encourage them to read when there is so much grabbing their attention?

Joining Kieran to discuss is author Eoin Colfer.


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