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knowledge within the area. Reading promotion meth
ods refers to methods for making children, adolescents and adults into dedicated readers. The methods described here target children and adolescents in the first instance, but methods for adults are also described in this review. This knowledge review provides examples of reading promotion methods that have been applied by public and county/regional libraries as well as government agencies, municipal activities, and civil society organisations. Its main focus is on reading promotion activities in Sweden, but it also includes international comparisons. Both reading promotion activities in practice and relevant research in the area are described and discussed. The review describes how reading promotion efforts are carried out, their purpose, objectives, target groups and collaborators; whether the method is based on prior research, reports or previous work; what results are generated; and if and how the reading promotion effort has been assessed. It is hoped that this knowledge review will serve as a source of inspiration in the formulation of national investments in reading promotion activities, and that it will be useful as a kind of encyclopaedia of reading promotion activities in the early 21st century. It is primarily addressed to librarians, teachers, government officials, organisations and individuals with a special interest in literature and reading promotion efforts. References Fast, Carina (2007). Sju barn lär sig läsa och skriva: familjeliv och populärkultur i möte med förskola och skola. Dissertation: Uppsala: Uppsala University, 2007 International Reading Association (1999). Adolescent literacy: a position statement for the Commission on Adolescent Literacy of the International Reading Association. Swedish Arts Council (2014). Handlingsprogram för läsfrämjande. Litteraturutredningen (2012). Läsandets kultur: slutbetänkande. Statens Offentliga Utredningar 2012:65. Stockholm: Fritzes. Läsa för livet: regeringens proposition 2013/14:3. (2013). Stockholm: Riksdagens tryckeriexpedition. Olin-Scheller, Christina (2006). Mellan Dante och Big Brother: en studie om gymnasieelevers textvärldar. Dissertation: Karlstad: Karlstad University, 2007. Schmidt, Catarina (2013). Att bli en sån´ som läser: barns menings- och identitetsskapande genom texter. Dissertation: Örebro: Örebro University, 2013. Swedish National Agency for Education (2011). Läroplan för grundskolan, förskoleklassen och fritidshemmet 2011. (2011). Stockholm: Swedish National Agency for Education. 9