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Teaching assistants boost children's speaking abilities

Friday, February 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Teaching assistants working with small groups of young children struggling to talk have successfully improved their language skills by several months.

Reception baseline providers slam unions' report

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Friday, February 12, 2016

| Nursery World

The providers of the Reception baseline assessment have hit back at a report commissioned by two teaching unions, which claims that the baseline is inaccurate and potentially damaging to children.

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.

Research programme seeks 'Maths Champions'

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Monday, February 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery children are to receive a maths boost in return for taking part in early years research.

Test flags reading-ready three-year-olds

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Friday, January 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Pre-school children’s readiness to read could be measured with a simple test, experts have suggested.

Steiner reaches into the woods

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor sessions are bringing the Steiner Waldorf approach to education to families across Kent.

More five-year-olds achieving a 'good level of development'

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| Nursery World

The number of children achieving the expected level for their age at the end of Reception has continued to rise.

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Do ICT and multimedia in the early years have positive potential, or are they a danger to development? Here, two experts make their case.

Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools should allow summer-born children to start Reception at the age of five, the schools minister has said.

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.

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

While the number of children passing the phonics check has increased year-on-year, teaching staff are unsure of its value.

Training scheme boosts speech skills

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

A national early language training programme has been successful in boosting the communication skills of two to three-year-olds.

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.

Sector wants more play opportunities for children

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years professionals want less structured learning for children and more opportunities for play, finds a sector-wide survey.

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

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Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A research paper published earlier this year has major implications for the early years because of the challenges it makes to some of the ideas that have become 'best practice', says Julian Grenier

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.

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Following confirmation of the Reception baseline providers earlier this month, schools that want to use the baseline during the pilot year from this September have until April to sign up.

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.

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Teaching assistants boost children's speaking abilities

Reception baseline providers slam unions' report

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

Research programme seeks 'Maths Champions'

Test flags reading-ready three-year-olds

Steiner reaches into the woods

More five-year-olds achieving a 'good level of development'

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

Save the Children highlights early language gap

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

Training scheme boosts speech skills

New children's laureate named

Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

Sector wants more play opportunities for children

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

Nurseries urged to spend a day on the spoken word

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

Reading charity gives away books at food banks this Christmas

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