Make half term the “Reading Holiday”
A number of UK studies show a worrying decrease in reading among younger people with only a quarter of under 18s reading every day, resulting in poor literacy rates and self esteem-issues. However, digital magazine app Readly’s latest figures indicate that digital reading for children is increasing in the UK and other countries. To encourage reading amongst children, the autumn break in Sweden has been renamed ‘The Reading Holiday’ with initiatives to spread the joy of reading. Author Bagir Kwiek, Sweden’s Reading Ambassador encourages the UK to follow suit.At the start