literacy
I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it
I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it
Lucy self-published fantasy tale Beneath The Canopy on Amazon after charity Emmaus Salford helped her out of homelessness
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
To read a story as a child – a really, deeply involving story – is to be in contact with an alternative version of yourself
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
Big Issue’s pick of the best children’s books of 2024 has plenty to bestow a lifelong love of literature
Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate
We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’
What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?
What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?
Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital
Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital
Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
How Thought Bubble draws on comics as a vehicle for good
How Thought Bubble draws on comics as a vehicle for good
Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day
Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day
John Bird: Investing in prisoners could help them rewrite their story
John Bird: Investing in prisoners could help them rewrite their story
‘It’s not just about DC and Marvel’: How comics are a literacy gateway drug
‘It’s not just about DC and Marvel’: How comics are a literacy gateway drug
Kids will work on their vocabulary with shoe-fitting staff
