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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01Oct2008The role of grandparents in family life
Parenting practices have changed over the generations but the one thing that has remained constant is the importance of talking, listening and playing with children.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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29Sep2008Twins and speech and language development
Late onset of speech, and speech and language difficulties, including stuttering, are more common in twins than in singletons. This is because twins are frequently premature or low birth weight babies, and their parents may have less time to attend to the
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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19Sep2008Let's Talk About Listening to Children: towards a shared understanding for early years education in Scotland.
This is a publication from Learning and Teaching Scotland that aims to stimulate discussion about the theory, method and everyday realities of listening to children in early education in Scotland.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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15Sep2008The Relationship Between Language and Culture
In this article, Wendy Jones and Isabella Lorenzo-Hubert, from the Georgetown University Centre for Child and Human Development in Washington DC, establish good practice for enhancing the learning experiences of children of diverse cultures and languages.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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13Sep2008Early Dual Language Learning
Many parents, educators and other child care professionals believe that learning one language is normal, but that learning two languages is a burden and puts children at risk for delayed speech and language development.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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10Sep2008Parents' questions and answers
Questions and answeres about the development of twins.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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19Jul2008Things you need to know about dummies and bottles
General information about dummies and bottles.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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10Jul2008Let's explore... dolls and dolls houses
An article in Nursery World explored how different modes of play such as object play, pretend play, socio-dramatic play, language play and physical play are all incorporated into doll play.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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03Jul2008All about...children's rights
An article in Nursery World highlighted a child's right to provision, protection and participation, with the last element of participation placing a duty on adults to listen to children and act upon their views.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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26Jun2008Understanding play
The low status of play was considered in an article in Nursery World, which outlined concerns in the US over a target-driven ethos impacting on the amount of playtime and the value of play which is less measurable.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
