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TV and computers wrongly blamed for children's speech problems

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

| Nursery World

One in six parents wrongly blame watching too much TV and technology as the most common cause of speech and language difficulties in young children, a new survey suggests.

Big picture: Bench marks

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

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.

Enthusiastic readers are successful ones

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Enthusiastic young readers are five times more likely to achieve above-average results in reading tests, suggests new research.

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.

Focus on phonics criticised in new survey

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Monday, October 15, 2018

| Nursery World

The majority of head teachers, teachers and parents disagree with the Government’s policy of prioritising synthetic phonics over other approaches to teaching children to read, according to a new survey.

New award champions books for babies and under-fives

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

| Nursery World

A new book prize for the early years has been launched.

Schools start to prepare children for SATs ‘as young as three’, report claims

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

| Nursery World

Some schools start to prepare children for SATs from when they are in nursery, according to research on the impact of testing on primary-age children.