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

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Friday, October 24, 2014

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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

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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.

Story tour in prisons wins praise

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

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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

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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.

England football star in bid to get more children reading

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Friday, June 13, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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.

The Big Picture - Time to get wiggling

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Friday, September 20, 2013

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Pebbles Children's Centre in Basingstoke hosted the launch of the Giant Wiggle, a sponsored conga campaign in aid of Action for Children based on best-selling children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

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

The Big Picture - Worlds of the imagination

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The National Gallery is holding the Imaginary Worlds Family Festival during half term.

Booktrust campaign to raise 2m to get 12,000 disadvantaged children reading

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The charity Booktrust has launched a new fundraising drive to help the UK's most vulnerable children through the power of stories and reading.

The Big Picture: Early language skills in action

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Friday, December 7, 2012

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The minister for children and families, Edward Timpson MP, visited Stonegrove Children's Centre in Edgware, Barnet to celebrate the progress made by children and their families through the Early Language Development Programme (ELDP).

Nearly half of all six-year-olds fail phonics reading check

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

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Just under six out of ten six-year-olds met the standard required by the new phonics reading check, the results of the first year of the test show.

Teachers call for end to 'pointless' reading check for six-year-olds

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Monday, September 3, 2012

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More than eight in ten Year 1 teachers in primary schools believe that the phonics check for six-year-olds should be scrapped, according to a survey by teaching unions.

'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Male reading volunteers in schools and parenting programmes that focus on fathers are among the recommendations of a major report into how to tackle the gap between boys and girls in reading.

Teaching unions protest over phonics reading check

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Monday, June 18, 2012

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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.

Heads threaten to boycott phonics reading check

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

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Head teachers have threatened to put an end to the phonics reading check for all six-year-olds, if it is seen to be politically motivated and used as a weapon to attack teachers.

Booktime giveaway includes Peter Rabbit 110th anniversary picture book

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| Nursery World

A new retelling of Beatrix Potter's famous tale Peter Rabbit will be given to all four and five-year-olds starting school this year.

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

Big picture: Bench marks

Story tour in prisons wins praise

Children share reading tips for summer

England football star in bid to get more children reading

Early years settings sign up for Fathers' Story Week

Hairy tales

Early years children raise thousands in charity singalong

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

Have your say on literacy in the early years

The Big Picture - Writers bring stories to life

Tablet computers 'boost children's reading skills'

An afternoon nap can help children learn new words

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

The Big Picture - Time to get wiggling

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

The Big Picture - Worlds of the imagination

Booktrust campaign to raise 2m to get 12,000 disadvantaged children reading

The Big Picture: Early language skills in action

Nearly half of all six-year-olds fail phonics reading check

Teachers call for end to 'pointless' reading check for six-year-olds

'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers

Teaching unions protest over phonics reading check

Heads threaten to boycott phonics reading check

Booktime giveaway includes Peter Rabbit 110th anniversary picture book

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