Ministers urged to add audiobooks to England’s new schools curriculum

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1. Children enjoy audiobooks more than reading for first time | The Telegraph

2. Children’s enjoyment of audio surpasses pleasure of reading ‘for first time’ | Independent

3. Children's enjoyment of reading in crisis as new study reveals of digital entertainment | Daily Mail

4. Children turn to audiobooks as traditional reading falls away | The Times

The government has been urged to include audiobooks in the new schools curriculum in England, after research showed fewer children were reading books for pleasure and more were listening to them instead.