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Deaf charity launches story competition on World Book Day

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.

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

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

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

Children's screen time up by two hours a day in lockdown

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

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Young children are spending an extra two hours a day in front of a screen since lockdown began, according to research from children’s reading charity BookTrust.

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.

Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham win lifetime books award

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

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The Booktrust has awarded the first-ever double lifetime achievement award to John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury, the couple who are both celebrated for creating some of the most iconic children's picture books.

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).

Nursery's film goes to TV

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Children and nursery teachers from the foundation unit of a Nottingham primary school who won a competition to find the most innovative use for video in the classroom have got themselves a slot in a new series shown on Teachers' TV.

The big picture: Top choice

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Monday, September 7, 2015

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Children from Royal Mile Nursery in Edinburgh were among those celebrating the books shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Awards.

Reading advice from footballers aims at whole family

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Families are being encouraged to share stories together by the National Literacy Trust in an extension of its successful football and literacy initiative aiming to inspire boys to read.

Dolly Parton gives boost to free books scheme

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

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Country singer Dolly Parton has released a video to promote the expansion of her reading programme for under-fives.

Reading scheme boosts children's language skills

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

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An early years literacy scheme has helped pre-school children that were falling behind to catch up with their peers.

Tougher standards being considered for seven-year-olds

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

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Primary school pupils could face formal testing at the age of seven as part of a package of Government measures aimed at tackling underachievement.

Apps - a force for good in children's learning?

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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The role of digital technology in children’s early years is the focus of a one-day conference at the University of Oxford next month.

Bold Beginnings: getting the message over

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Monday, February 5, 2018

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By Gill Jones’ own admission, Ofsted’s ‘Bold Beginnings’ report on Reception class teaching, which she co-authored, has ‘caused quite a stir’.

Books at home boost 'school readiness'

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

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Reading and talking to young children at home helps prepare them for school, according to a new study.

Moves afoot to thwart Government plans for phonics reading test

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Monday, June 27, 2011

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The protest against Government plans to introduce a phonics reading test for six-year-olds is gaining force.

Booktrust book schemes for babies and children to lose Government funding

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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The Booktrust charity, which provides free books to every baby and all five- and 11-year-olds, has had its annual budget of 13m cut by the Government.

The Big Picture - Look and Learn

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Monday, October 1, 2018

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BookTrust has launched its third annual Time to Read campaign, giving away more than 700,000 books to four- and five-year-olds.

JM Barrie's childhood home to open as Scotland's new storytelling centre

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

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A new children’s literature hub will open in the house and garden that inspired the Peter Pan author as a child.

Early language learning linked to academic ability in primary school

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Children who spend more time discussing letters and sounds with their parents are better at reading and mathematics when they start school, a new report by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) reveals.