National Literacy Trust
From WikiREADia
The National Literacy Trust (NLT) is an independent charity that transforms lives through literacy.
Registered charity no. 1116260. Registered address: 68 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL.
At the National Literacy Trust, we believe that literacy transforms lives, and that with better literacy, everyone can succeed in life. When we talk about ‘better literacy’, we mean the combination of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills necessary for a fair chance in life. We believe that society will only be fair when everyone can communicate as well as they need. We believe that with better literacy skills a greater number of people will have the opportunity to contribute more to society.
Our strategic priorities for 2009 – 2012 are:
Literacy in the home
Motivations and aspirations: supporting the acquisition of literacy skills
Literacy as a lever for social mobility and social justice
Our projects
Reading Connects – our initiative to create whole-school reading culture. [1]
Early Reading Connects - encouraging a love of language, stories and reading. [2]
Reading Champions – our initiative to involve men and boys in creating a reading culture. [3]
National Young Readers' Programme – our targeted bookgifting scheme that reaches out to children in areas of disadvantage. [4]
Reading The Game – our initiative that works in partnership with football and other sports to empower learners. [5]
Talk To Your Baby – our campaign to encourage parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to three. [6]
Partners in Literacy – our pilot project working with local authorities to develop a strategic approach to supporting reading in the home. [7]
The Vital Link – our partnership project with The Reading Agency that works with libraries and adult literacy to motivate adult learners. [8]
Everybody Writes – our partnership project with Booktrust that promotes writing for schools. [9]
The National Literacy Trust was a lead partner in the delivery of 2008 National Year of Reading, and is now running Reading for Life, the legacy campaign. [10]
External links
- National Literacy Trust website.
