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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07Jul2011Schools '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
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06Jul2011Department 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
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06Jul2011
Get children reading and raise funds for the National Literacy Trust with the new Where’s Wally?® fundraising pack for schoolsIndependent charity the National Literacy Trust and Where’s Wally?® have teamed up to launch a brand new fundraising pack for schools. The pack aims to encourage children to have fun, read more and help the National Literacy Trust.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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06Jul2011
Love to read with the Premier League: Be one of 1,000 schools and libraries to take part free of chargeAre your pupils more interested in football than reading? The National Literacy Trust is launching the 2011/12 Premier League Reading Stars initiative to turn football fans into reading fans.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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04Jul2011Graham Allen report calls for more investment in early intervention
The second of two reports by Labour MP Graham on the benefits of intervening to improve the life chances of children from poorer backgrounds was released today.
Posted by Anna Jones
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30Jun2011We launch "Matt's Appeal"
One of our beneficiaries, Matt Humphries, tells us about the impact our work has had on his life.
Posted by Anna Jones
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28Jun2011Download your free Where's Wally? schools fundraising pack
Join Where's Wally? in supporting the National Literacy Trust and get children and young people reading more with our Where’s Wally? fundraising pack.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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28Jun2011New research - Poorer children’s educational attainment: how important are attitudes and behaviour?
This research from Joseph Rowntree Foundation highlights the crucial role of parental and child attitudes in closing the gap educational attainment between richer and poorer pupils.
Posted by Emily McCoy
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14Jun2011
National Literacy Trust launches London volunteering schemeThe Mayor of London, Boris Johnson today launched a new reading and literacy project to help young children who are struggling with their learning development.
Posted by George Dugdale
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08Jun2011Celebrate Father's Day with Talk To Your Baby
This Father’s Day, we are launching a brand new Dads section to our recently launched and highly popular http://www.talktoyourbaby.org.uk/ website, dedicated to helping new dads communicate more with their young children.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
