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Book scheme goes on with reduced funds

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has reaffirmed its commitment to providing free books for babies and children and announced a new scheme to be targeted through children's centres.

Sector outraged at plans to train shop staff to support children's language

News

Thursday, February 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The early years community has reacted with horror to reports of a new Government scheme that involves Clarks staff helping children to develop language skills.

A Unique Child: Practice in pictures - Peek a boo!

Features

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

| Nursery World

Two-way exchanges between babies and adults help build up language and brain development. Anne O'Connor considers how practitioners can create more opportunities for them.

Parents find reading together helps children talk about their worries

News

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

| Nursery World

More than 700,000 Reception children will receive a free book this week, as a study finds reading helps children to open up about their feelings.

Reading test for all six-year-olds given go-ahead

News

Friday, September 16, 2011

| Nursery World

The DfE has confirmed that all six-year-olds will take a phonics reading test next June.

Positive Relationships: Working with parents - Let's meet

Features

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

A project from Bookstart is offering children's centre staff a way to work more closely with disadvantaged families. Ruth Thomson explains.

Have your say on literacy in the early years

News

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

| Nursery World

The National Literacy Trust (NLT) is inviting early years practitioners to take part in its 2014 survey on early years literacy.

Young children make more mistakes learning new words than parents expect

News

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

Learning new words is not always as easy for young children as parents may think, according to the results of a new study.

Learning & Development: Communication, Part 3 - Parent talk

Features

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

A child's communication begins at home, and early years practitioners need to promote it there and in partnership with the nursery, as Helen Moylett explains.

Book sharing with parents fosters under-threes' communication skills

News

Thursday, March 10, 2016

| Nursery World

New research, due at the end of the month, will examine the success of a programme aimed at giving early years practitioners a better understanding of how babies and toddlers’ language and literacy develops.

Learning & Development, Communication: Part 2 - Friendly places

Features

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The whole learning environment in which young children spend their time needs to offer quality language provision, says Helen Moylett.

Learning & Development: Dental care - Open wide

Features

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

| Nursery World

A visitor from outside and a well-stocked role play area taught children about dental care

Learning & Development: Principles and Practice - From the start

Features

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

| Nursery World

The principles that should underpin putting the Early Years Foundation Stage into practice are set out by Julie Fisher in this excerpt from the revised edition of Starting from the Child.

Teaching unions protest over phonics reading check

News

Monday, June 18, 2012

| Nursery World

Teaching unions have joined forces to protest against the phonics screening check, which all six-year-olds will have to take in the next few weeks.

Enabling environments: Tried and tested - Puppets, Hand in glove

Review

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| Nursery World

Puppets come in all shapes and sizes and are indispensable in most settings. Early years professionals put their hands up and give their verdicts on the following selection to Sue Hubberstey.

Unique child: Practice in pictures - Movement play

Features

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

| Nursery World

Movement play is vital to young children's cognitive development as well as physical skills, says Anne O'Connor

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Pattern

Features

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

| Nursery World

Sometimes overlooked or left to art activities, pattern is fundamental to children's understanding of mathematics, says Judith Stevens.

Learning & Development: Poetry - Time for rhyme

Features

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

| Nursery World

Children need poetry early on if they are to appreciate it throughout life. Viv Hampshire suggests some activities and books for making a start.

Rise in number of poor children 'behind in reading' at seven

News

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children who are behind in the 'three Rs' at the age of seven already have their life chances determined, according to Save the Children.

Work Matters: Training: Speech and language - Observe, wait, listen ..

Features

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

| Nursery World

A unique initiative in Wales is helping practitioners to improve the way they interact socially with children, writes Karen Faux.

Positive Relationships: Fathers - Dad's day

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years and family events to highlight the role of fathers could be the perfect way to celebrate Father's Day, says Viv Hampshire.

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

News

Thursday, February 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Every child born in Southwark in 2016 will be eligible to receive a free book each month until their fifth birthday, thanks to country singer Dolly Parton.

Time to talk with your chatterboxes

News

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries, playgroups and primary schools are being invited to register and get involved in the annual Chatterbox Challenge by I CAN, running early in 2011.

Nurseries urged to spend a day on the spoken word

News

Thursday, February 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Speech and language charities call for early years settings and schools to dedicate a whole day to spoken language.

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Book scheme goes on with reduced funds

Sector outraged at plans to train shop staff to support children's language

A Unique Child: Practice in pictures - Peek a boo!

Parents find reading together helps children talk about their worries

Reading test for all six-year-olds given go-ahead

Positive Relationships: Working with parents - Let's meet

Have your say on literacy in the early years

Young children make more mistakes learning new words than parents expect

Learning & Development: Communication, Part 3 - Parent talk

Book sharing with parents fosters under-threes' communication skills

Learning & Development, Communication: Part 2 - Friendly places

Learning & Development: Dental care - Open wide

Learning & Development: Principles and Practice - From the start

Teaching unions protest over phonics reading check

Enabling environments: Tried and tested - Puppets, Hand in glove

Unique child: Practice in pictures - Movement play

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Pattern

Learning & Development: Poetry - Time for rhyme

Rise in number of poor children 'behind in reading' at seven

Work Matters: Training: Speech and language - Observe, wait, listen ..

Positive Relationships: Fathers - Dad's day

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

Time to talk with your chatterboxes

Nurseries urged to spend a day on the spoken word

More schools get help from reading dogs

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