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Family Reading Matters is working with local authorities to establish whether a strategic and coordinated approach to literacy enables more parents and carers from disadvantaged families to access support for literacy. The ambition is that this approach will support more families to promote early language development, speaking and listening, reading and writing within the home.

The National Literacy Trust believes that literacy is a fundamental building block for social mobility. Research evidence shows the critical role of parents and families in literacy. This thinking underpins Family Reading Matters.

FRM does not provide resources for directly supporting families - please use the links below.

• Practitioners working with families: Visit the NLT's resources for families page
• Parents: Visit the NLT's pages on supporting your child's literacy