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EYFS Best Practice - All about… mark making

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| Nursery World

Why is mark making an important form of early writing and how can practitioners support and resource for it in their settings? Penny Tassoni investigates

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

News

Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

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

Revised EYFS - In focus… Literacy

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

How can we ensure that Literacy supports a love of reading and writing which links to all learning areas, asks Phil Armstrong

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

News

Thursday, April 29, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Picturebooks 12 - Word perfect

Features

Monday, December 21, 2020

| Nursery World

In the final part of this series, Andy McCormack provides some essential reading lists, covering a range of subjects, to help you build your own picturebook library

Early language learning linked to academic ability in primary school

News

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Picturebooks 11 - Lap, not app?

Features

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

App’s the way to do it?! The subject divides opinion, but dedicated story apps do offer a wealth of benefits and added storytelling dimensions, explains Andy McCormack

Autumn phonics check ‘pointless’ in pandemic, most teachers say

News

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

The majority of teachers were against holding this year’s autumn phonics check, with many describing the assessment as ‘pointless’, ‘unnecessary’ and ‘irrelevant’ in the aftermath of lockdown, a survey reveals.

Picturebooks 10 - As a rule

Features

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Picturebooks can help children get to grips with rules, routines and bedtime. Andy McCormack explains

Picturebooks 9 – In the bag!

Features

Monday, September 28, 2020

| Nursery World

How story sacks can extend the learning and play potential provided by picturebooks. Andy McCormack explains

Picturebooks 8 – Sum it up!

Features

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

How do picturebooks support early mathematics, and what are some of the best books to choose? Andy McCormack reports

Picturebooks, part 7 - In a flap

Features

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

| Nursery World

What’s under the flap? Andy McCormack explores the rich variety of interactive picturebooks from the UK and internationally

Nursery Equipment: Literacy – Word play

Features

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

How do children of different ages respond to literature and what is the best way to support them, asks Charlotte Goddard

Picturebooks, part 6 - Mirrors and windows

Features

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

We are all beautifully different – so it is important for children to see themselves and others portrayed positively on the pages of picturebooks. By Andy McCormack

Early Intervention: Opportunity Areas: Oldham - At home

Features

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

In Oldham, a literacy programme that has helped families improve their home learning environment should stand them in good stead over lockdown. By Charlotte Goddard

Storytelling - A happy ending?

Features

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

What happened when early years teacher Jessica Holme used ‘story grammar’ to get children really involved in storytelling

Picturebooks part 5 - Hands on!

Features

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Introducing babies and toddlers to books will set them on the way to being confident readers later on. Andy McCormack offers some advice and explores examples of age-appropriate titles

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

News

Thursday, April 30, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Picturebooks part 4 - A world view

Features

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

| Nursery World

How sharing stories about the environment feeds into the Understanding the World strand of the EYFS. By Andy McCormack

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Kings of the Castle

Features

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

As part of her series exploring books for babies and children, Penny Tassoni has ideas for sharing Kings of the Castle, by Victoria Turnbull (Templar Publishing 2016).

'You don’t always have to read a story, you can make one up'

Opinion

Thursday, March 5, 2020

| Nursery World

To mark World Book Day, here are some tips to share with parents on home-learning from Dr Elizabeth Kilbey, child psychologist, and a presenter of Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-year-olds.

Picturebooks 3 - Rhyme time

Features

Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Poetry has great developmental importance for children, and rhyming picturebooks are a great way to introduce it, finds Andy McCormack

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Hairy Maclary’s Rumpus at the Vet

Features

Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Hairy Maclary is the star of a series of rhyming books about a shaggy Scottish terrier. In this book, he is at the vet’s surgery, where the busy waiting room is full of different animals – dogs, kittens, mice and a cockatoo called Cassie.