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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• 04Sep2009
  Cuts Threaten to Derail Dyslexia Scheme

  Funding for the first government-run dyslexia training scheme is unlikely to continue, even though the project has already been curtailed by the recession, experts have said.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 03Sep2009
  Some primary pupils leave school having only read three books

  Some children are reading as few as three books in their time at primary school, recent research from educational publisher Heinemann revealed.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 31Aug2009
  groupthing.org is now live!

  This online community is all about sharing ideas, opinions and thoughts related to words and creativity. It is for 13-18 year olds and is free to join. Young people can blog, create and join groups, win stuff and lots more.

  Posted by Sarah Zoysa

• 26Aug2009
  Quarter of boys miss writing target at seven

  A quarter of seven-year-old boys in England do not have basic writing skills, while just over a fifth are unable to read simple words, government figures revealed. The figures from the Department for Children, Schools and Families for 533,000 seven-year-o

  Posted by Charlotte Foster

• 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