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Early years settings sign up for Fathers' Story Week

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.

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.

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.

Engaging with babies' simple gestures helps develop language, finds study

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Friday, November 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers have found that responses to babies' first gestures have a direct effect on their language development.

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

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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.

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.

Parents believe nursery has more influence on children's reading than they do, survey suggests

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Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Many parents consider early years settings to be more important than the home environment when it comes to children's communication and literacy skills, according to research published by the charity National Literacy Trust (NLT).

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.

Experts demand end to phonics test plans

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

A group of early years experts, including academics and practitioners, have launched a petition calling on the Government to abandon plans to introduce a phonics-based reading test for all six-year-olds.

Nursery World and National Literacy Trust launch language development survey

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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.

Shining a light on outstanding practice

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years settings, practitioners and schools are invited to enter this year’s Shine A Light Awards, which celebrate those who support children’s, communication and language skills.

Fathers write children's stories to share

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Eight fathers who attend a dads' group have written a book of children's stories to be given out free to fathers and encourage them to read to their children.

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.

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

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Monday, September 3, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

Nursery rhymes may help to develop children's maths skills

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

| Nursery World

Singing songs and rhymes with children may help early numeracy more than counting, a new study suggests.

Speech and Language awards launch this month

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Friday, August 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years settings, practitioners and schools will be eligible to enter the 2019 Shine A Light Awards, which celebrate support for children’s speech, communication and language skills.

The Big Picture: Early language skills in action

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

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).

NSPCC launches nationwide programme of activities for babies

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The NSPCC is calling on early years practitioners to help promote a campaign that encourages better childhood brain development.

Reception children given free books and resources

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Up to 1.4 million children in reception year are to benefit from free books from September, thanks to a programme promoting the pleasure of reading.

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.

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Early years settings sign up for Fathers' Story Week

Story tour in prisons wins praise

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

Engaging with babies' simple gestures helps develop language, finds study

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

Tablet computers 'boost children's reading skills'

Parents believe nursery has more influence on children's reading than they do, survey suggests

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

Experts demand end to phonics test plans

Nursery World and National Literacy Trust launch language development survey

Shining a light on outstanding practice

Fathers write children's stories to share

Booktime giveaway includes Peter Rabbit 110th anniversary picture book

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

Nursery rhymes may help to develop children's maths skills

Speech and Language awards launch this month

The Big Picture: Early language skills in action

NSPCC launches nationwide programme of activities for babies

Reception children given free books and resources

Save the Children highlights early language gap

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