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Benefits of literacy, US and Canada

Teacher Olivia Richards visited programmes in the US and Canada to see how they support the social and emotional development of pupils through reading and writing initiatives before developing her own project.
Olivia Richards wanted to explore the mental health benefits of reading and writing
Olivia Richards wanted to explore the mental health benefits of reading and writing

CYP Now has teamed up with the Churchill Fellowship to publish a series of articles summarising key findings from studies undertaken worldwide by Churchill Fellows (see below). This is an abridged version of The Story Project: Using Reading and Writing to Support Young People’s Mental Health and Academic Attainment in Literacy. The report details the travels and findings of Olivia Richards, an English teacher and founder of a literacy and wellbeing social enterprise called The Story Project. In 2016, Richards undertook a study trip to the US and Canada visiting 12 different programmes and experts working in the field from New York on the east coast to Seattle on the west coast. The research involved observations and interviews at each location. Here, she highlights findings across key research themes.

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