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Children who attend pre-school education before they start school are much better readers at age 15 than those who do not, according to an international study.

New resource for practitioners to encourage parents to read with their children

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education has launched a new campaign to help practitioners and parents instil a love of reading and books in children before they start school.

TV and computers wrongly blamed for children's speech problems

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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.

A Unique Child: Cognitive development - Multi-lingualism

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| Nursery World

More children are now growing up multilingual. Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith examine the latest research on how this affects development.

Eyfs best practice: Prime time ... Communication and Language

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Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Ability to communicate and use language is recognised as the foundation for children's development across other learning areas. By Nancy Stewart

Learning & Development: Reading - Willing and able?

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

'The earlier the better' when applied to young children learning to read is an orthodoxy that needs to be challenged, says Dr Sebastian Suggate.

EYFS Training part 9 - Communication and Language

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Communication is at the basis of good practice, says Mary Evans.

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Communication friendly spaces

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

| Nursery World

Imagination is the most valuable resource for creating spaces where children love to talk, says Elizabeth Jarman.

Learning & Development: Music - Part 3 - In tune

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Encourage the youngest children to lead the way in musical activities with suggestions from Jessica Pitt.

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.

Enabling environments: Let's explore ... Cats and dogs

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

| Nursery World

Help young children explore their love for - or fear of - the most popular family pets with activities in every area of the early years setting, suggested by Judith Stevens.

Learning & Development: Thinking - Part 2: Deep in thought

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| Nursery World

Practitioners need to identify and observe young children thinking to give them opportunities to move on further, says early years consultant Marion Dowling.

Prime and Specific: Make links

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Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The split between Prime and Specific areas is valid, provided practitioners understand how they inter-relate, says Jan Dubiel

Enabling Environments: Tried and Tested - New scientists

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

| Nursery World

Early years settings put resources designed to encourage scientific research and exploration to the test with young children and tell Sue Hubberstey about their conclusions.

Learning & Development: Rhymes for birth to three - Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

| Nursery World

Teddy bear, teddy bear, By Judith Stevens

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.

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Hairy Maclary’s Rumpus at the Vet

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Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Hairy Maclary is the star of a series of rhyming books about a shaggy Scottish terrier. In this book, he is at the vet’s surgery, where the busy waiting room is full of different animals – dogs, kittens, mice and a cockatoo called Cassie.

Learning and Development: Storytelling - All told

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

| Nursery World

Put the books aside and discover how easy and rewarding it is to tell children stories creatively. Sue Learner hears how from experienced tellers.

A Unique Child - Practice in pictures: Talk, talk

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

| Nursery World

Discussing shared experiences with a key carer is a valuable way for a child to build their speech skills, says Anne O'Connor

A Unique Child - Narrative intervention - What's the story?

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

| Nursery World

Speech and language skills are the focus of a unique programme that takes children through the core elements of storytelling, says Annette Rawstrone.

EYFS Best practice: Be Specific ... Literacy

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| Nursery World

Controversy over when reading and writing should be taught could persist under the revised framework.Jan Dubiel, national development manager for Early Excellence, reviews the essential principles.