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2 Feb 2012
Shouting out in class 'helps pupils to learn'
Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.
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31 Jan 2012
Children's literacy skills found lacking in Wales
Forty per cent of pupils in Wales are entering secondary school with a reading age that is more than six months below their actual age.
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30 Jan 2012
Radio 2 launches short story competition for children
The second 500 WORDS short story competition is open to anyone in the UK aged 13 and under.
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31 Jan 2012
Ten things Premier League Reading Stars could have done for me
Tom Palmer did not like books when he was a boy. His mum used football to get him into reading. He is now the author of fourteen children’s football novels for Puffin Books.
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20 Jan 2012
Tom Palmer's writing blog - How I write: how you write, Part Two spring term
"When a child in a school asks me for advice about what to do to become an author, the first thing I say is "read"...Because reading is the best way to learn how to write."
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10 Jan 2012
New year musings on the new National Curriculum
Deputy Director, Abigail Moss shares her thoughts on the paper published by the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum Review.
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4 Aug 2011
Case study - Prison Reading Champions
Some great examples of prisons and young offenders' institutions that are using the Reading Champions framework to motivate prisoners to read more and to enjoy reading.
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15 Feb 2011
Case study - Curtains are raised for Billy Goats Gruff
Pupils at Severndale Specialist School in Shropshire re-enact the Billy Goats Gruff story.
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15 Feb 2011
Case study - Multisensory storytelling at Severndale
Severndale Specialist School for communication and interaction is an outstanding example of how a specialist school can develop an inclusive reading culture and encourage a love of books.
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