News
Welcome to the Young Readers Programme news section. Here you can find all the latest news on the project. You can also seach news items using the box above.
Families news stories:
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07Mar2013We support The Great Easter Reading Eggspedition
The National Literacy Trust is supporting a week-long Easter-themed literacy quest.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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06Mar2013
Sign up for our Where's Wally? fun run by 20 MarchJoin over 1000 people dressed as Where's Wally? in London to run, walk or jog 5/10K on 24 March.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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16Jan2013Survey finds children still prefer reading physical books to e-books
Publisher Scholastic has surveyed US children and parents to investigate children's reading habits.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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09Jan2013McDonald’s launches campaign to inspire millions of Happy Readers
McDonald’s will hand out 15 million books to families across the UK over the next two years.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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18Dec2012A third of dads are never seen reading
Our new research shows that one in three fathers gives no reading encouragement to their children.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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25Sep2012Oxfordshire set to get reading
Oxfordshire County Council has commissioned The National Literacy Trust to work with 81 local primary schools and improve standards of reading of Year 2 pupils.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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04Jul2012Community volunteers improve children’s literacy
Findings from our London Literacy Champions project show that community volunteers can help parents to better support their children’s literacy.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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16May2012Top authors join our commission on boys’ reading
MPs and members of the House of Lords are taking part in our commission on boys' reading. They were given evidence by a range of academics, teachers, charities and authors in the House of Commons yesterday.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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23Mar2012Rochdale’s Community Champions initiative wins national award
A local authority's volunteer programme to support literacy has been recognised by a national award.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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29Feb2012Our literacy campaign puts spotlight on parents
Our new research has revealed that a third of parents don't realise they are the most important influence on their child's language and literacy development.
Posted by Jane Woodley
