Local authorities could become better corporate parents if they took part in literacy schemes, claims a report from the University of East London.
The research focused on the Looking After Literacy project designed to raise outcomes for a group of children in care in Kent. The children, aged between nine and 14, were given a package of materials including a Psion hand-held computer, a 15 book token and monthly home visits from a project visitor who supplied more books and supported the children.
All of the children involved in the project improved their reading comprehension, and the vast majority also improved reading accuracy and spelling.
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