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Is reading for pleasure the single biggest factor in how well a child does in life?

11/05/2024 GMT

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What research says about the connection between reading and success in later life.

What the research says about the connection between reading engagement and someone’s success in later life.

If a child loves reading, how big a difference does that make to their future success? 

In a much-repeated claim, often sourced to a 2002 OECD report, it is suggested that it makes the biggest difference there is – that reading for pleasure is the biggest factor in future success. 

But is that true? We speak to Miyako Ikeda from the OECD and Professor Alice Sullivan from University College London.

Presenter / series producer: Tom Colls
Reporter / producer: Debbie Richford
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Graham Puddifoot
Editor: Richard Vadon

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