ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I am extremely grateful to everyone who gave time to the many discussions that were had about this programme. Thanks to staff and carers at Sycamore Trust, Hillside School and at NCH Scotland's projects in Moray, Stornoway, ISSC and CAPS. Thanks also to all members of the Steering Group for Reading Rich who always made time for the evaluation.
Thanks also to writers Des Dillon, Keith Gray, Theresa Flavin and Viv French. Without their detailed, and often entertaining, accounts of the workshops, this report would have much less substance.
Special thanks go to Sophie Moxon, Sophy Dale and Marc Lambert at Scottish Book Trust, Robert McGeachy at NCH Scotland, Pam Wardell and particularly to Marie-Amélie Viatte at the Scottish Government for her valued support.
Finally, I would like to extend my gratitude to all the young people who took part in this study. It was a great pleasure to meet them and share their views.