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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• 15Feb2008
  When play becomes a serious business

  A report in the TES debated on how play is defined with the forthcoming introduction of the EYFS.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 26Aug2007
  Is it time to tune into your toddler?

  Today's reception class pupils have a shocking lack of basic skills, according to primary school experts. So why – in an era when parenting is glorified – is our children’s development stunted?

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 21Jun2007
  'Thinking' project given grant

  The project creates training materials for practitioners on ways of building young children's thinking.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 11Dec2006
  Language enrichment

  Gillian Coffey, headteacher of Lynch Hill Primary School in Slough, describes the area surrounding her school as one of 'language deprivation', where the local Sure Start estimates that 25% of the children are in need of speech therapy.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 24Nov2006
  Every Child Matters: Making It Happen - integrated working resource

  Because of high demand, Every Child Matters: Making It Happen has been reprinted.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 03May2006
  Are children being deprived of play skills by parents?

  Children are being stripped of their natural creativity by structured activities and hi-tech toys, leading academics warned yesterday.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 11Aug2005
  It's time to talk

  Children can learn to talk in ways that are meaningful and appropriate, say Helen Shelbourne and Dominic Wyse in an article published in Nursery World in August 2005.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 27May2005
  When literacy is a puzzle, it's fun to learn

  The school hosts Falkirk Council's first Games Library, offering nearly 100 educational games for youngsters to borrow. The idea is to encourage literacy and numeracy skills in a fun way.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 29Apr2005
  Play space vital for tots

  Research from Finland suggesting that young children need outdoor space to achieve optimum brain development.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor

• 14Apr2005
  More play needed in KS1

  Young children should have more opportunities for learning through play in Year 1 to help ensure a smooth transition from the Foundation Stage, according to a new research study for Sure Start.

  Posted by Shawna Spoor