About Storygram Labs

Storygram Labs is an outlet for the research and thinking that goes on at Storygram Ltd, a social enterprise with a straightforward mission: to help children fall in love with reading.

This page is intended to help curious readers to discover previous articles by theme. I hope this helps you navigate our articles, and I’ll add each new post as we go along our merry way.

Thanks for reading!

Graham Ormiston
Founder, Storygram

Psst! You can email us about anything via about@storygram.org!

How to Navigate Storygram Labs

Here’s a guide to this publication, grouped by theme. You don’t need to read in any particular order, just whatever takes your fancy!

Why Reading Matters

1. Imagination

2. Mental Health

3. Empathy

4. General Knowledge

5. Educational Attainment

6. Joy

7. Social Mobility

Opinion

1. ‘I’m Bored’ (In defence of boredom)

2. Grown Up Children

3. Why The Humanities Are Essential For Digital Literacy

Motivating Children

1. 15 Ideas to Motivate Children to Read

Stories

1. Screen Time vs Family Time

Reading in the News

1. 4 Recent Newspaper Articles That Highlight The Reading Crisis

Research and Data

1. Children Today Don’t Enjoy Reading

2. 3 Numbers That Made Me Believe Children’s Love for Reading Is in Danger

3. 3 Reasons Children Say They Don’t Enjoy Reading

4. Reading Proficiency is Key to Reading Enjoyment

People

1. Maryanne Wolf (Deep Reading)

2. Benjamin Carson (Educational Attainment)

3. Sophie Winkleman (Against Tech in Schools)

Friday Footnotes

Friday Footnotes is our roundup of anything that has caught our attention in the previous week. Super short, super accessible, super shareable, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. Enjoy!

#3: Coming soon

#2: Your Kids Can Ace Their Science Tests With This One Quick Hack

#1: YouTube saves book publishers, AI saves bedtime, and *phew* - everyone will be reading in 2026

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, reading a book. You step inside, and who knows where you’ll end up?”1