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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05Dec2008Rough and Tumble Play of Infants and Toddlers
This project set out to consider the "distinct behavioural expressions of infants and toddlers...and the efforts of educators and families to appraise, consider and intervene in their efforts to enhance their understanding of child growth and development.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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01Dec2008Do baby buggies affect development?
Recent research, carried out on behalf of the National Literacy Trust’s Talk To Your Baby campaign and funded by the Sutton Trust, examined the impact of buggy orientation on parent-child interaction and infant stress. Dr Suzanne Zeedyk, developmental psy
Posted by Edward Mather
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20Nov2008Talking it up
Practitioners must understand the needs and interests of individual children in order to plan and deliver truly child-led activities, Nursery World reports.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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20Nov2008Talking it up
Practitioners must understand the needs and interests of individual children in order to plan and deliver truly child-led activities, Nursery World reports.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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13Nov2008Listen and Learn
Nursery World reports on the importance of listening to parents and carers as the fundamental first step in respecting and getting to know the family and engaging and involving parents in their children's learning.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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13Nov2008Listen and Learn
Nursery World reports on the importance of listening to parents and carers as the fundamental first step in respecting and getting to know the family and engaging and involving parents in their children's learning.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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11Oct2008Helping twins develop language skills
A few simple strategies can be employed to help twins' language development. Some of these are easier said than done in busy families, especially if you are sleep deprived!
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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08Oct2008Kheli-Boli ("Play-talk") Sure Start project
The speech and language therapy team at Sure Start Ocean Estate and Afasic (which represents and supports children with speech and language impairments) have developed the Kheli-Boli ("Play-Talk") project in Tower Hamlets, London.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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08Oct2008Kheli-Boli ("Play-talk") Sure Start project
The speech and language therapy team at Sure Start Ocean Estate and Afasic (which represents and supports children with speech and language impairments) have developed the Kheli-Boli ("Play-Talk") project in Tower Hamlets, London.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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01Oct2008The benefits of slings
Parents and carers share their experiences of using slings.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
