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Cultural engagement and reading for pleasure boost young people’s academic skills and wellbeing, according to an Arts Council of Ireland study. Jack Crager and Katie Ingersoll summarise.

Nowadays when we knock on the door of a child’s room to check in, we’re likely as not to see her staring at a screen. Is that a good thing? Should we be happier to find the kid reading, singing, or drawing?
These (and many other) questions lie at the heart of “Arts and Cultural Participation among Children and Young People: Insights from the Growing up in Ireland Study,” a 2016 report commissioned by the Arts Council of Ireland. The report attempts to gauge the impact of children’s cultural engagement in the context of our digital era... Keep reading on Createquity