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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15Dec2009Reading programmes for boys deemed a success
Schools Minister Vernon Coaker today welcomed new research that shows two Government programmes have led to more boys at primary school reading for enjoyment and visiting public libraries.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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02Dec2009Time to grow emotionally
An article in The Guardian written by Sue Gerhardt, a British psychoanalytic and psychotherapist and author of ‘Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain’ looks at the government’s damaging decision to scrap their manifesto pledge to extend ma
Posted by Edward Mather
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01Dec2009Workplace literacy initiative too short to improve skills
An Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded study suggest that the Government’s Skills for Life initiative has not significantly improved literacy or the economic performance of participating companies.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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25Nov2009Ofsted annual report released
Ofsted has published its annual report, in which Chief Inspector Christine Gilbert said that while she was encouraged by the improvements which had been made in schools and children's services this year, children in a third of state schools suffer an educ
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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24Nov2009Headteachers claim no quick fix to literacy problems
The Guardian today reported on a number of head teachers from National Challenge schools who are concerned that the rises in literacy level their schools have achieved will prove temporary.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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18Nov2009Development wheel charts care for parents
Parents are being guided through the different stages of a child's development with the help of a printed device designed by early years practitioners for the London local authority of Harrow.
Posted by Edward Mather
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06Nov2009Study claims newborn babies cry in their mother tongue
Research carried out in Germany has suggested that newborn babies mimic the intonation of their native tongue when they cry, indicating that they begin to pick up the first elements of language in the womb.
Posted by Edward Mather
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16Oct2009New national Communication Champion appointed
The DCSF and DoH have appointed the first ever Communication Champion as part of their £12million Better Communication strategy.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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28Sep2009From birth, engage your child with talk
Jane Brody writes in the New York Times about the importance of communicating to babies all the time, and lists some easy techniques to use.
Posted by Edward Mather
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25Sep2009Scottish Government launches new Play, Talk, Read campaign
Scotland's Education Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, has kick-started a nationwide parenting campaign with TV and radio adverts as well as a new one-stop website for parents of young children.
Posted by Edward Mather
