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19Jul2012Create a generation of keen readers to tackle Britain’s literacy crisis say leading charities
Children’s writer Michael Rosen joins national summit on reading for enjoyment
Posted by Jane Woodley
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18Jul2012Children clock up 88,000 hours of reading through the Big Diamond Jubilee Read
Over 8,000 entries have been received for our summer literacy competition, run in partnership with Oxford University Press and supported by our patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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13Jul2012Boys twice as likely to be diagnosed with special needs
Almost one-in-four boys are being diagnosed with special needs at school, official figures show.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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12Jul2012
Young Bond author launches boys' reading reportCharlie Higson attended an event in Westminster last night to launch the final report of the Boys’ Reading Commission.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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31May2012Barnardo's warns that basic literacy is vital for social mobility
Responding to Alan Milburn's report on social mobility, children's charity Barnardo's has highlighted the importance of basic literacy skills to enable the most vulnerable children to climb out of poverty.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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21May2012Michael Rosen calls for children to be given automatic library membership
Michael Rosen has said that although the government's favoured system of synthetic phonics is a good way of breaking down single words, it did not necessarily promote reading.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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16Apr2012Schools line up for Big Diamond Jubilee Read
Over 1,000 schools have registered so far to take part in our nationwide reading and writing campaign to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, supported Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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11Apr2012Come to our Hay Festival seminar with Frank Cottrell Boyce
Our free breakfast seminar for teachers at the 2012 Hay Festival on 7 June offers a unique insight into the effective teaching of writing at Key Stage 1 and 2.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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10Apr2012Phonics test: NUT may ballot on boycott
The National Union of Teachers has attacked the phonics test at its annual conference, saying it risks making failures of five-year-olds.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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29Mar2012Cardiff student wins over the judging panel in peer recommendation competition, ReadThis.
We are delighted to announce that the winner of our ReadThis competition is Year 8 student Caitlin from Howell’s School in Cardiff.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
