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:

• 16Sep2006
  Personal shopper - reading

  Annalisa Barbieri answers a parent's query on the pros and cons of teaching young children to read at home in an article in the Guardian. Following is an extract.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 01Sep2006
  Use of dummies

  Speech and language therapy advice and guidance from Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 01Sep2006
  Weaning your baby off the dummy

  Mothers and professionals talk about weaning children off dummies.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 01Aug2006
  Sunshine Library

  Sunshine Library in Wakefield is the first library specifically for children under five. In this article, librarian Chris Barber talks about creativity, consultation and cups of tea in an interview in Under 5 magazine.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 27Jul2006
  Making time

  An article written by Jennie Lindon about how to use Birth to Three Matters to guide literacy learning.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 01Jul2006
  An early start for all

  Speech and language therapist Emma Cahill describes how Newham's Early Start scheme benefits children, parents and therapists alike in an article in Bulletin, the magazine of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 01Jul2006
  Born Communicators

  A new book claims that the social responses of a baby are complex but organised from birth. And for a contended child parents need to tune in to their baby's reactions.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 21Jun2006
  Why Mummy beats Mozart in the hit parade for babies

  When it comes to favourite lullabies, babies prefer Mummy to Mozart every time. They appreciate their mothers' attempts at holding a tune much more than the finest recording, a study has found.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 02Jun2006
  Use of dummies condemned for breast-fed babies

  Dummies, the controversial accessories that divide parents and professionals, are bad for babies who breastfeed and should be avoided, a comprehensive study has concluded.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 25May2006
  Speak up

  The human interaction that babies and toddlers need to develop communication is explored by Jennie Lindon.

  Posted by Edward Mather