TikTok is joining forces with the National Literacy Trust (NLT) to “BookTok bookshelves” in UK cities lacking in literary provision. These areas include 11 cities like Birmingham, Blackpool, Bradford, Doncaster, Manchester, Middlesborough, Newcastle, Nottingham, Peterborough, Stoke and Swindon that will get 20 BookTok Bookshelves starting with around 100 books each. TikTok … [Read more...] about TikTok Bookshelves to Open Across UK
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FarFaria Combats Drop in Children’s Reading
Scholastic recently released the results of one of its many annual surveys, this one aimed at understanding the reading habits of kids across different age groups. The news was upsetting: there was a significant decrease in the amount of time kids spend reading self-selected texts for fun. The good news, though, is there was a correlation between the amount of time parents … [Read more...] about FarFaria Combats Drop in Children’s Reading