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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17Jul2004Talk to me, Mummy
Too many children are having trouble stringing a sentence together, and their ineloquence often leads to literacy problems, low self-esteem, and poor prospects. Educationalists say only one thing will help the nation's babies develop strong language skill
Posted by Edward Mather
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01Jun2004Learning to listen
There can be little doubt that, in terms of literacy, and perhaps all school-based education, the most fundamental skill of all is listening. Unless children can listen, discriminatively and with growing attention, they will be slow to understand and slow
Posted by Edward Mather
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24May2004
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01May2004Look who's talking
News article about how to get babies interested in books.
Posted by Edward Mather
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03Apr2004Not on Speaking Terms: Why do many children lack basic language skills?
Ann Jones is used to getting blank stares. As a primary school teacher of 20 years' standing, she has seen the communication skills of her classes deteriorate steadily.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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22Mar2004YoungMinds calls for baby mental health teams
Britain should set up baby mental health teams in every area according to children's mental health charity YoungMinds.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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01Mar2004Hear no, see no, speak no...
To communicate effectively, listening is the all-important skill your toddler needs to learn, says Vanessa Howard.
Posted by Edward Mather
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05Feb2004Nurseries see more speech difficulties
The number of children who have speech and language difficulties in day nurseries across the UK is 'rising fast', according to a survey of nursery staff.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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02Feb2004I CAN poll blames TV for language deterioration
Parents who sit their children in front of the television for hours are being blamed for an alarming rise in the number of youngsters who cannot speak properly.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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02Feb2004I CAN poll blames TV for language deterioration
Parents who sit their children in front of the television for hours are being blamed for an alarming rise in the number of youngsters who cannot speak properly.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
