Interesting facts about literacy and reading in honour of International Literacy Day
In honour of International Literacy Day on 8 September, we’ve put together fifteen of our favourite facts about literacy and reading. Some are funny, some are surprising, and some are shocking; but all, we hope, are interesting in some way. This post might be considered a sequel to our previous post comprising 10 great quotations for International Literacy Day.
Reading for just six minutes a day can reduce stress by 68%.
‘Bibliotherapy’ is ‘the use of reading matter for therapeutic purposes’.
In 1879, Charles J. Dunphie published a book called Sweet Sleep: A Course of Reading Intended to Promote That Delightful Enjoyment.