Digital innovation and reading for pleasure - Reading Agency survey

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The Reading Agency is an independent charity with a mission to inspire more people to read more. We know from research that reading for pleasure motivates and inspires adults with literacy needs as well as improving their skills. But can computer or online games and other digital technologies achieve the same effect?

The Reading Agency is working on a feasibility study on the use of multi-media and digital technologies such as gaming to engage less confident adult readers in reading for pleasure.

Knowing your interest in gaming and other digital technologies, we'd be delighted if you would take a few minutes to complete this short survey.

Those returning completed surveys by the end of TUESDAY 9 MARCH will be entered into a prize draw for a copy of Screens and Pages: Technology and reading for pleasure by Sal McKeown, Mary Moss and Tracy Slawson (NIACE June 2009).

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* 1. How do you feel digital technologies and/or gaming can be used to engage reluctant readers? Do you know of examples?

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* 2. How accessible are commercial games for people of any age who might struggle with reading? Do you feel that producers have considered this aspect when writing text for games?

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* 3. The Reading Agency uses a reading challenge model successfully to engage adults with low literacy - see www.sixbookchallenge.org.uk This invites them to read six pieces of text (can be an article or short story rather than a book) to gain incentives and a certificate. How well do you think this could be adapted into a game?

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* 4. Do you work with a particular audience?

Adults

Young People

Children

People of any age with low literacy

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Have you designed and/or built an app or game which you think could engage adults who struggle with reading?

Yes

If yes, please tell us more

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* 6. Please add any comments about how digital technologies and/or gaming could be used to enhance the experience of reading for pleasure.

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* 7. Can we contact you for further information about this area of work?

Yes

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* 8. Please give us your contact details:

Your name

Job title

Organisation

Your email address

Your daytime telephone number

Thank you for your time in completing this survey.