New research shows that only one in five children (20.7 per cent) now write something on a daily basis that isn’t for their school work – down from 27.2 per cent in 2014.
The annual study of young people’s writing by the National Literacy Trust compares this figure to the proportion of children and young people who read on a daily basis, which in 2015 stood at 43 per cent and has been rising since 2010.
Furthermore, the study – which is based on a survey involving 32,569 children and young people aged from eight to 18 – finds that the proportion who say they enjoy writing has also fallen, from 49.3 to 44.8 per cent. Again, enjoyment of reading is notably higher at 54.8 per cent for 2015.
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