"Bedtime Story by C.Gull" by SpectreOfShades via DeviantArt"One In Five Parents Cannot Read Aloud" [London Evening Standard Thursday 9th June 2011]

From the Evening Standard's Get London Reading campaign:

One in five London parents has such poor literacy skills they cannot read a bedtime story to their children.

The National Literacy Trust report that 370,000 mothers and fathers are not confident enough to read aloud – significantly reducing their child's chances of learning to read. Read more of this post