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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• 25Jul2011
  New vacancy for a Media and Public Affairs Officer

  We have an exciting new opportunity for a Media and Public Affairs Officer at the National Literacy Trust.

  Posted by Anna Jones

• 25Jul2011
  Working mothers 'do no harm to children's behaviour'

  A study has confounded the widespread view that if mothers work during the early years of a child’s life, it may have detrimental effects on their social and emotional behaviour.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 20Jul2011
  Barnsley girls power to victory in the WWE® Voice it! competition

  We are delighted to announce that the winners of our WWE® Voice it! competition are Brogan and Molly from Birdwell Primary School in Barnsley.

  Posted by Susie Musgrove

• 20Jul2011
  Haven to give away nearly 50,000 books

  Haven Holidays has teamed up with the National Literacy Trust's Words for Life campaign to give away nearly 50,000 books - to children on their 35 family holiday parks.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 20Jul2011
  Influence of providers on home learning - new research

  Campaign for Learning and the Family & Parenting Institute have published new research which identifies effective strategies in supporting children's learning at home.

  Posted by Emily McCoy

• 14Jul2011
  Spelling mistakes 'cost millions' in lost online sales

  Spelling mistakes on websites can seriously affect customer spending, says an online businessman. Charles Duncombe says an analysis of website figures shows a single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 12Jul2011
  Speaking Out

  New National Literacy Trust research in today's Nursery World magazine reveals there is a great awareness of language and literacy issues in the early years sector and widespread commitment to supporting them.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 11Jul2011
  Poor pupils in struggling schools 'lag further behind'

  New research from the Sutton Trust has revealed that the gap between the poorest pupils and their better-off peers in struggling schools in England is wider than in other schools.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 07Jul2011
  Schools 'pushed into phonics by financial incentives'

  Schools are being given financial incentives by the government to use certain phonics materials to teach reading, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education reveals.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 06Jul2011
  Department for Education publishes its EYFS proposals

  The proposals for a revised EYFS are out for consultation today by the Department for Education.

  Posted by Anna Jones