{"id":1380,"date":"2013-03-26T09:31:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T09:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salibblog.wordpress.com\/?page_id=1380"},"modified":"2023-10-10T13:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:05:47","slug":"reading-zone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/or\/stromnessacademylibrary\/reading-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">According to OECD research, reading for<br \/>\npleasure may provide the most effective way<br \/>\nto level social change, and is in fact a more<br \/>\nimportant indicator of academic success than a<br \/>\nchild\u2019s socio-economic background. 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