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

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.

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

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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.

Parents find reading together helps children talk about their worries

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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.

Exclusive: Minister unveils details of £20m early years training fund

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Monday, June 10, 2019

| Nursery World

Children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi has expanded a range of measures to help tackle the language and literacy gap among five-year-olds in the most disadvantaged areas by training practitioners.

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

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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.

The Big Picture - International tales

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Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

A new folktale series will introduce young children to stories from around the world.

DfE launches schemes to support early language development

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Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched two schemes to help close the ‘word gap' that exists between disadvantaged children and their peers at the age of five.

Children spend 100 million minutes reading in a month

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

| Nursery World

Children and young people across the UK have read for more than a 100,000,000 minutes as part of a month-long reading competition.

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| Nursery World

More than a thousand babies in Bradford are being given a free book every month as part of a literacy skills development programme.

Foster carers encouraged to inspire love of books

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Friday, July 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Reading together improves relationships between children and their foster carers, new research suggests.

Daddy Pig promotes family reading for BookTrust

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

| Nursery World

Peppa Pig’s Daddy Pig has been unveiled as Ambassador for BookTrust, the UK’s largest reading charity.

New measurement tracking early literacy progress to launch

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| Nursery World

A campaign group concerned with early language is to create a new national measurement of children’s reading.

Book sharing with parents fosters under-threes' communication skills

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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.

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

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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.

Save the Children highlights early language gap

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

| Nursery World

The charity is calling for more investment in the early years to prevent children, particularly those that are disadvantaged, falling behind in language development.

New children's laureate named

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Illustrator and writer Chris Riddell was named the ninth Waterstones Children’s Laureate at a ceremony in London on Tuesday.

Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

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Friday, June 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Experts have cast doubt on the popular belief that dyslexia is a visual disorder, as a new large-scale study suggests dyslexia is not linked to eyesight problems.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Malorie Blackman, who has won many awards for writing books for teenagers, is the new Children's Laureate.

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

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

Parents find reading together helps children talk about their worries

Exclusive: Minister unveils details of £20m early years training fund

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

The Big Picture - International tales

DfE launches schemes to support early language development

Children spend 100 million minutes reading in a month

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

Foster carers encouraged to inspire love of books

Daddy Pig promotes family reading for BookTrust

New measurement tracking early literacy progress to launch

Book sharing with parents fosters under-threes' communication skills

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

Save the Children highlights early language gap

New children's laureate named

Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

Reading scheme boosts children's language skills

Nurseries urged to spend a day on the spoken word

Reading charity gives away books at food banks this Christmas

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

Children share reading tips for summer

Have your say on literacy in the early years

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

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

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