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Dolly Parton gives boost to free books scheme

News

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

Funding for school book clubs to foster love of reading

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Friday, March 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Ministers want schools to set up book clubs and arrange library membership for all seven- and eight-year-olds to help boost children’s reading skills.

Nurseries urged to spend a day on the spoken word

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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.

Reading charity gives away books at food banks this Christmas

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Free books for children and adults are to be handed out at food banks during the festive period, thanks to a partnership between Booktrust and The Trussell Trust food bank network.

Touch-screen devices could close the gap in children's literacy

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Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

Touch-screen technology could be used to to combat low literacy in boys and disadvantaged children, suggests a new report.

Figures show wider gap in attainment for five-year-olds with SEN

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| Nursery World

A more detailed breakdown of the EYFS Profile statistics, published today, shows that the gap has widened between children with special educational needs and their peers.

MPs back charity's literacy vision

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Friday, October 31, 2014

| Nursery World

The National Literacy Forum has secured cross-party commitment for its campaign for a more literate nation.

MP named as patron of books' scheme for children in care

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Alan Johnson MP is the new patron for children’s book reading club Letterbox.

Big picture: Bench marks

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Fifty unique 'BookBenches' designed by well-known artists and illustrators and inspired by books, including children's classics Peter Pan, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Lauren Child's Clarice Bean stories, have raised more than £250,000 at auction for the National Literacy Trust.

Learning & Development: Physical Development - All fine by us!

Features

Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Can daily sessions of focused physical activities help children develop the gross and fine motor skills they need to become confident writers? Helen Chilton reports on her school's progress.

Supporting Boys' Writing in the Early Years

Review

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

By Julie Cigman (Routledge, £18.99)

Story tour in prisons wins praise

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

| Nursery World

A project encouraging male prisoners to read with their children has been applauded by Ofsted for its contribution to family learning.

Children share reading tips for summer

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

| Nursery World

Pre-school and primary children are invited to spend their summer holidays lost in books and share their favourites as part of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

Positive Relationships: Home learning - Get to grips

Features

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

While certain activities are useful for the development of handwriting, others can hinder it - and practitioners can help by explaining the differences to parents.

England football star in bid to get more children reading

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Friday, June 13, 2014

| Nursery World

At the start of the World Cup, England midfielder Frank Lampard has teamed up with the National Literacy Trust to encourage children to take ‘reading selfies’.

Early years settings sign up for Fathers' Story Week

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Schools, nurseries and family settings across England will invite fathers to join them to read stories next week in the run-up to Father’s Day on 15 June.

Hairy tales

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Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

All four- and five-year-olds in England and Wales will receive free books this September as part of the initiative Booktime.

Early years children raise thousands in charity singalong

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Annual fundraising event Chatterbox Challenge has raised more than £145,000 for children’s communication charity I CAN.

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

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

| Nursery World

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.

Have your say on literacy in the early years

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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.

The Big Picture - Writers bring stories to life

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Monday, March 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Many of Britain's most popular children's authors have become their childhood story heroes for a new photographic exhibition.

Tablet computers 'boost children's reading skills'

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Reading on tablet computers and smartphones offers a way into reading for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to new research.

An afternoon nap can help children learn new words

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Friday, February 28, 2014

| Nursery World

Reading to toddlers before a nap could significantly enhance their learning, according to new research by psychologists at Sussex University.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... children's storymaking

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Monday, February 10, 2014

| Nursery World

By allowing children to take a leading role in the telling of stories, we can support them to think logically and make sense of the world. Nancy Stewart explains.