Word Matters
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 Live's Word Matters project is a special season of programmes and events looking at adult literacy.
It’s estimated that nine million adults in the UK find doing things like filling out forms, writing birthday cards or reading bedtime stories a real challenge.
Through the project, 5 Live wants to celebrate the power of words and hold the biggest conversation around adult literacy in the UK.
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'Reading took me to another world'
Singer-songwriter Anne-Marie describes how therapy led her to start reading again.
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'I got bullied for trying to read a newspaper'
Former TOWIE star Tommy Mallet says an ex-colleague mocked him for trying to read a newspaper.
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'I just needed a little more time, a little more attention'
Reality TV star Tanya Bardsley opens up about her own struggles with dyslexia and how she used to be 'terrified' of reading.
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Jay Blades: Dyslexia has given me 'other qualities'
The Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades talks about why he celebrates his reading struggles.
