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New resource for practitioners to encourage parents to read with their children

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education has launched a new campaign to help practitioners and parents instil a love of reading and books in children before they start school.

Learning & Development: Childhood - Listen up!

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

The feelings of children about their early years learning experiences have been captured in new research by Jacqui Cousins.

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.

Learning & Development: Communication, language and literacy - Speaking out

Features

Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

In the national year of communication, research by Nursery World and the National Literacy Trust shows the early years sector to be highly motivated, but in need of more support.

Books at home boost 'school readiness'

News

Thursday, July 7, 2011

| Nursery World

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

Early years book awards cancelled as money runs out

News

Friday, July 1, 2011

| Nursery World

Booktrust has been forced to put three of its prizes on hold, including its Early Years Awards, due to cuts in Government funding.

Boris Johnson and Peter Andre launch under-fives reading scheme

News

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

| Nursery World

The London Mayor and singer Peter Andre have launched a new literacy project to support three-to-five-year-olds in the capital.

Learning & Development: Communication - Part 5 - Think twice

Features

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Let the home language into the nursery for children communicating bilingually, says Helen Moylett

Nursery World and National Literacy Trust launch language development survey

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| Nursery World

How do you support language development? Take part in our survey and you could win free membership of the National Literacy Trust's Early Years Network.

Enthusiastic readers are successful ones

News

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Enthusiastic young readers are five times more likely to achieve above-average results in reading tests, suggests new research.

Learning & Development: Communication Part 4 - By the book

Features

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Narrative boosts language skills and lays the foundations for reading and writing.

A Unique Child: Cognitive development - Multi-lingualism

Features

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| Nursery World

More children are now growing up multilingual. Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith examine the latest research on how this affects development.

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 scheme goes on with reduced funds

News

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.