Literacy news
Literacy news covers the latest news from the media and other sources, as well as updates on NLT activity. The most recent headlines are listed below and you can browse archived news by moving through the page numbers at the bottom of the page.
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Talk To Your Baby news stories:
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11Jan2010David Cameron and Frank Field discuss early years at Demos launch event
The two politicians were speaking at the launch of an inquiry into the importance of ‘character’ in social life at the think tank Demos.
Posted by Edward Mather
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11Jan2010New research explores the calming effect of Mozart on premature babies
Research produced by the Tel Aviv University’s School of Medicine has found that playing Mozart to premature babies reduces their resting energy expenditure (REE) and the researchers have cautiously speculated that this could, in turn, help premature babi
Posted by Edward Mather
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01Jan2010'One in six' children have difficulty learning to talk
Nearly one in six children - and almost one quarter of boys - have difficulty learning to talk, research suggests.
Posted by Edward Mather
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17Dec2009NDNA gives MPs ten priorities for childcare
The National Day Nurseries Association launched their ten-point plan for childcare at a seminar and reception at the House of Commons last week.
Posted by Edward Mather
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14Dec2009"Childcare workers are worth more to society than bankers", says thinktank
A report from the New Economics Foundation studies the social impacts of several jobs.
Posted by Edward Mather
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10Dec2009New study to analyse choices in informal childcare
The Daycare Trust has been awarded a grant of more than £350,000 in lottery funding for research into informal childcare. Their two-year study will be looking in-depth at how and why parents use informal childcare over formal childcare.
Posted by Edward Mather
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09Dec2009‘Dad Test’ launched for early years services
The Fatherhood Institute has launched a Dad’s Test to enable early years, health and education services to assess how ‘father inclusive’ they are.
Posted by Edward Mather
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07Dec2009Three is a magic number, so we need to get them young
Lesley Riddoch writes in The Scotsman about how the Scandinavian model of kindergarten care highlights the inadequacies of the Scottish early education system.
Posted by Edward Mather
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02Dec2009Time to grow emotionally
An article in The Guardian written by Sue Gerhardt, a British psychoanalytic and psychotherapist and author of ‘Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain’ looks at the government’s damaging decision to scrap their manifesto pledge to extend ma
Posted by Edward Mather
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01Dec2009The Better Communication Research Programme
Better Communication Research Programme to focus on five research strands to come out of the Bercow Review 2008.
Posted by Edward Mather
