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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• 17Jul2009
  Ofsted report on family learning

  Children and Young People Now has reported on a new Ofsted report on family learning. The report found that children who take part in learning sessions designed to engage their parents as well, show improved communication, confidence and interpersonal ski

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 10Jul2009
  Everyone's Reading 11-18 reading list from the School Library Association

  Visit www.everyonesreading.org.uk and download the new SLA booklist containing around 260 titles for young people aged 11 to 18.

  Posted by Sarah Zoysa

• 01Jul2009
  Leap of Faith

  A new project that brings creative play into early years settings is helping to fire young imaginations

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 22Jun2009
  Teachers to be trained to spot dyslexia

  Teachers will be given more training on identifying pupils with dyslexia in England as per a Government review saying more expertise is needed, reports the BBC.

  Posted by Charlotte Foster

• 19Jun2009
  Ofsted report highlights the significance of reading for pleasure

  The Guardian reports that schools have been ordered to overhaul their English teaching after a three-year study by Ofsted, published today, finding 30% of lessons are not good enough and little attempt is made to encourage teenagers to read for pleasure.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 17Jun2009
  One in ten young people in England out of work and not in school

  The BBC reports that at the end of 2007, 9.7% of 16 - 18-year-olds were considered to be not in education or employment or training, or "Neets", but by the end of 2008, this had risen to 10.3%.

  Posted by Charlotte Foster

• 10Jun2009
  Anthony Browne announced as the new Children's Laureate

  Anthony Browne, whose books include Gorilla, Zoo and the Willy series of adventures, takes over from poet Michael Rosen.

  Posted by Sarah Zoysa

• 08Jun2009
  Readme and Comic Master resources available for free

  Following the success of the National Year of Reading ‘readme’ resources for KS3 English teachers, brand new interactive tools have been developed by National Schools Partnership.

  Posted by Sarah Zoysa

• 05Jun2009
  The superpowers of comic books and literacy

  Experts believe that writing about comic book heroes can dramatically improve young people's writing skills, reports The Times Educational Supplement Cymru (TES).

  Posted by Charlotte Foster

• 04May2009
  Spotlight launches

  This month, the Reading Agency is launching Spotlight, a major new children’s reading promotion, in collaboration with Children’s Reading Partners, the library/publishing consortium. Spotlight will draw on the expertise of children’s librarians to highlig

  Posted by Sarah Zoysa