Television programmes, including the BBC soap opera Eastenders, have agreed to run plot lines to get the message across. The campaign also aims to highlight the position of people who do not find it easy to read, including those with learning difficulties or disabilities, and provide them with more opportunities to access written material. Many other parts of the government's national literacy strategy will begin during the next school year. These include a dedicated hour for literacy in every primary school in England and the intensive training of primary teachers in the teaching of reading and writing. The Education Secretary, David Blunkett, says the National Year of Reading is aimed at children and parents, avid readers and those who rarely read at all.
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