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Media releases
Parents and families medias:
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25Sep2012Oxfordshire set to get reading
Oxfordshire County Council has commissioned The National Literacy Trust to work with 81 local primary schools and improve standards of reading of Year 2 pupils.
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18Apr2012Schools line up for Big Diamond Jubilee Read supported by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
The National Literacy Trust and Oxford University Press have created a new reading and writing competition to get pupils in the UK and throughout the Commonwealth reading and writing.
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29Mar2012British Land partners with WHSmith to find 3,000 novel ways to support the National Literacy Trust
British Land and WHSmith have been working together to support the National Literacy Trust's Young Readers Programme.
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01Mar2012World Book Day research shows old meets new is the best way to improve reading
A new study out to mark World Book Day shows reading is getting a boost thanks to new technology and the brightest children combine the reading of books, magazines and newspapers with reading online or via their mobiles and gaming consoles.
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29Feb2012Literacy campaign puts spotlight on parents
New research finds that a third of parents don't realise they are the most important influence on their child's language and literacy development.
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11Jan2012McDonald’s links up with HarperCollins to put books into the hands of families
McDonald’s UK is to hand out around nine million popular children’s books with its Happy Meals.
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13Dec2011Closure of respected Schools Library Service blow to literacy and learning
Hertfordshire Schools Library Services, one of England’s largest and most respected Schools Library Services, is set to close in the New Year.
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05Dec20113.8 million children in UK do not own a book
Our new report reveals that the number of children who do not own a book is increasing. We are responding to the findings by launching our Christmas Gift of Reading fundraising appeal.
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20Jul2011Haven to give away nearly 50,000 books
Haven Holidays has teamed up with the National Literacy Trust's Words for Life campaign to give away nearly 50,000 books to children on their 35 family holiday parks.
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16Mar2011One in five new parents are unaware of the need to communicate with their young baby
National Literacy Trust launches ‘Talk To Your Baby’ Campaign (www.talktoyourbaby.org.uk)
