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Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

Friday, December 1, 2023

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A new study suggests that young children’s understanding of language is nearly back to pre-pandemic norms, despite ‘added pressures on today’s families’.

Covid catch-up programme 'boosted' children's language skills by at least four months

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

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A programme to help four and five-year-olds catch-up after Covid boosted children’s language skills by four months, according to new analysis.

Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

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More than 700 early years settings and childminders in England will be able to take part in new training projects funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).

BookTrust Cymru’s annual Big Welsh Rhyme Time returns with more bilingual rhymes

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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BookTrust Cymru is encouraging families, schools and early years spaces across Wales to join in with Big Welsh Rhyme Time, a weeklong celebration of sharing bilingual rhymes, poems and songs

Nick Sharratt BookTrust's new Writer-Illustrator in Residence

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

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Children’s author and illustrator Nick Sharratt, best known for his drawings in Jacqueline Wilson's stories, has been named as BookTrust’s new Writer-Illustrator in Residence.

NCB to roll out Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs in November

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

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The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been named national delivery partner for the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme.

Call for more focus on children's speech and language in Schools Bill

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

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Campaigners are calling for spoken language to be given importance to reading and writing in the Schools Bill.

Two-thirds of primary schools sign up to early language scheme

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Friday, March 11, 2022

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Two-thirds of primary schools have signed up for the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme for four- and five-year-olds, according to the Department for Education, which is encouraging more schools to sign up for the scheme.

Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

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Around half of four-year-olds were ‘not ready’ to start Reception last September, according to a new survey by education foundation Kindred Squared.

Early years settings invited to take part in No Pens Day Wednesday

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Friday, November 12, 2021

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Taking place on Wednesday 24 November, the aim of I CAN's No Pens Day Wednesday is to encourage children to focus on speaking and listening.

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

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Monday, October 25, 2021

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Up to 1.5 million children are at risk of speech and language delay, which is why their support needs to be at the heart of this week’s Spending Review, says Carol Payne, interim chief executive of I CAN, the children's communication charity

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

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Nursery World's invaluable Practice Guide on the Revised EYFS collects together our recent series of articles on each of the Areas of Learning.

Nuffield Foundation funds new study into impact of Covid-19 on language and socio-emotional development

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Monday, June 21, 2021

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A new research project looking at the impact of lockdowns on children's language and socio-emotional development is being undertaken by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders report widening attainment gap among disadvantaged under-fives

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Friday, May 14, 2021

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Nearly half of early years providers believe the gap between disadvantaged under-fives and their peers has grown during the pandemic, a survey suggests, with the majority finding that fewer children across all backgrounds are reaching expected pre-Covid levels of attainment.

Coronavirus: ‘Concerning’ impact on language development and PSED among four-to five-year-olds

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

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Reception class children are struggling with language and communication and personal, social and emotional development, concerned teachers have told researchers looking into the impact of Covid-19 disruption on primary school starters.

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children in PVI early years settings will be able to share in the Government's catch-up scheme to boost their language skills.

Toddlers from musical households have 'better language skills' - study

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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An ‘enriched home musical environment’ can support language development in toddlers, according to new research.

'Catch-up' language programme announced for Reception classes

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

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A new programme targeted at boosting the language skills of Reception-age children in disadvantaged areas has been announced by government.

Resources for exploring music and language in early years settings launched

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Monday, July 6, 2020

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Videos demonstrating new ways of encouraging musical exploration within early years settings, along with tips on how to incorporate music into storytelling, are among the latest additions to the online resource, Sound Communities.

NSPCC launches nationwide programme of activities for babies

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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The NSPCC is calling on early years practitioners to help promote a campaign that encourages better childhood brain development.

Nursery rhymes may help to develop children's maths skills

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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Singing songs and rhymes with children may help early numeracy more than counting, a new study suggests.

Phonics training company to run literacy centre

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has come under fire for awarding the contract to run a centre that will train Reception teachers to teach children to read to a leading commercial phonics provider.

Exclusive: Minister unveils details of £20m early years training fund

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Monday, June 10, 2019

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Children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi has expanded a range of measures to help tackle the language and literacy gap among five-year-olds in the most disadvantaged areas by training practitioners.

NLT launches 'chat, play, read' tips for parents of under-fives

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

| Nursery World

A new project from the National Literacy Trust aims to help parents boost their child’s language skills at home.

Deaf charity launches story competition on World Book Day

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

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The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson and Oscar-winning actress Rachel Shenton are using World Book Day to highlight the need to include more disabilities in children’s stories.

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Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

Covid catch-up programme 'boosted' children's language skills by at least four months

Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

BookTrust Cymru’s annual Big Welsh Rhyme Time returns with more bilingual rhymes

Nick Sharratt BookTrust's new Writer-Illustrator in Residence

NCB to roll out Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs in November

Call for more focus on children's speech and language in Schools Bill

Two-thirds of primary schools sign up to early language scheme

Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

Early years settings invited to take part in No Pens Day Wednesday

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

Nuffield Foundation funds new study into impact of Covid-19 on language and socio-emotional development

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders report widening attainment gap among disadvantaged under-fives

Coronavirus: ‘Concerning’ impact on language development and PSED among four-to five-year-olds

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

Toddlers from musical households have 'better language skills' - study

'Catch-up' language programme announced for Reception classes

Resources for exploring music and language in early years settings launched

NSPCC launches nationwide programme of activities for babies

Nursery rhymes may help to develop children's maths skills

Phonics training company to run literacy centre

Exclusive: Minister unveils details of £20m early years training fund

NLT launches 'chat, play, read' tips for parents of under-fives

Deaf charity launches story competition on World Book Day

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