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"Dame Jacqueline Wilson has said parents scrolling on their phones are to blame for children's poor literacy rates as she made a stirring call for change. The Tracy Beaker author said that after loving a child and feeding a child, getting them to like books is the third thing. Speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, she said she hopes parents are not so attached to their own phones and scrolling all the time and will consider reading to their children when they are really young."
The Independent emphasizes funding independent, paywall-free journalism to report on issues from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, citing investigations and documentaries. Donations support sending reporters to cover complex stories and present multiple perspectives. Dame Jacqueline Wilson attributes falling literacy and enjoyment of reading among children to parents scrolling on phones and urges parents to read to very young children to spark a lasting love of books. A National Literacy Trust survey in early 2025 found the percentage enjoying reading at its lowest in 20 years, with only one in three eight- to 18-year-olds enjoying reading in their free time.
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