Resources

Lets Read

Reports:

• Let's Read Certified Services Goodstart Report

Fact sheets:

• 2014 Let's Read overview
• Reading with young children information sheet
• Let's Read 2012-13 campaign fact sheet
• Let's Read 2012-13 campaign summary

Research:

• 2013 Let's Read Literature Review
• 2013 Let's Read Australia Post Survey Summary
• 2012 Let's Read Research Snapshot
• 2012 Let's Read Research Snapshot References 
• 2012 Let's Read Market Research. Executive Summary
• Goldfeld, S., Napiza, N., Quach, J., Reilly, S., Ukoumunne, O.C., Wake, M. (2011). Outcomes of a universal shared reading intervention by 2 years of age: the Let’s Read trial. Pediatrics, 127, 445-453
• Goldfeld, S., Quach, J., Nicholls, R., Reilly, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Wake, M. (2012). Four-year- old outcomes of a universal infant-toddler shared reading intervention: the Let’s Read trial. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 166, 1-8.
• 2004 Let’s Read Literature Review  (full copy) 
• 2004 Let’s Read Literature Review Executive Summary
• 2004 Let’s Read Literature Review Summary of Key Findings

Policy briefs:

• Literacy in Early Childhood Policy Brief 2008

Lets Read community program

Read about community experiences with the Let's Read program here:

Annual reports

• 2010
• 2009
• 2008

Evaluation summary reports

• Let's Read Community Evaluation Report 2011
• 2011, Evaluation Summary
• 2010, Corio Victoria
• 2010, Bendigo and Wyndham, Victoria

Early Literacy

Research:

• Community Paediatric Review Vol 13 No 1 “Reading with young children”
• Community Paediatric Review Vol 17 No 1 “Early Literacy and Cultural Awareness” 
• Literacy Promotion Practice Resource

Reports:

• Kalb, G. & van Ours, J.C (2012) Reading to Young Children: A Head-Start in Life. Summary Report
• Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2006). Adult Literacy and life skills survey, summary results (No.4228.0). Canberra, ACT: Author.
• Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2012). NAPLAN summary report: preliminary results for achievement in reading, writing, language, conventions and numeracy. Sydney, NSW
• Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2011). NAPLAN achievement in reading, persuasive writing, language conventions and numeracy: national report for 2011. Sydney, NSW.
• Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2012).The longitudinal study of Australian children annual statistical report 2011. 

Program evaluations:

• HIPPY 
• Better Beginnings
• Reach out and Read (US)
• Zuckerman, B 2009, 'Promoting early literacy in pediatric practice: twenty years of reach out and read', Pediatrics, vol. 124, no. 6, pp. 1660-5.
• Bookstart (UK)