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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27Jan2009Play's the thing
The Guardian has reported on a project in Portsmouth that encourages parents to spend time having pure and simple fun with their children to improve learning.
Posted by Edward Mather
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31Dec2008National Year of Reading 2008 Director awarded an MBE
Honor Wilson Fletcher has been awarded an MBE for services to education in respect of her role as Director of the 2008 National Year of Reading.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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05Dec2008Rough and Tumble Play of Infants and Toddlers
This project set out to consider the "distinct behavioural expressions of infants and toddlers...and the efforts of educators and families to appraise, consider and intervene in their efforts to enhance their understanding of child growth and development.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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24Sep2008Dyspraxia
News item on how Dyspraxia affects up to 6 per cent of the population and up to 2 per cent severely.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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19Sep2008Dyspraxia
How dyspraxia affects up to 6% of the population and up to 2% severely.
Posted by Charlotte Foster
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10Sep2008Kheli-Boli ("Play-talk") Sure Start project
The speech and language therapy team at Sure Start Ocean Estate and Afasic (which represents and supports children with speech and language impairments) have developed the Kheli-Boli ("Play-Talk") project in Tower Hamlets, London.
Posted by Jean Jackson
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10Jul2008Let's explore... dolls and dolls houses
An article in Nursery World explored how different modes of play such as object play, pretend play, socio-dramatic play, language play and physical play are all incorporated into doll play.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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26Jun2008Understanding play
The low status of play was considered in an article in Nursery World, which outlined concerns in the US over a target-driven ethos impacting on the amount of playtime and the value of play which is less measurable.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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01May2008How to motivate reluctant readers - Teachers TV
Teachers TV has a new video online as part of its Action! series. This series enables teachers to make videos of their work, for broadcast on TTV and discussion by a panel of experts.Teacher video: foundation reading: Heather Ravenhall presents her inspir
Posted by Sarah Zoysa
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01May2008New reading website for teens
To engage with the national conversation about reading for the 2008 National Year of Reading, Piczo.com has set up dedicated webpages for teenagers to discuss books, reading and words.
Posted by Sarah Zoysa
