Research and policy

Your research reports are relevant, succinct and readable. They enable me to keep up-to-date with literacy trends without having to trawl through pages of documentation.
Barbara Band, LRC Manager, The Emmbrook School, Wokingham

Understanding the implications that research and policy have on practice is key. Below is a bank of articles which will inform and provoke thought regarding literacy practice in schools.

Early Years other policies:

• 03Jun2010
  Parent-training can help children's language and literacy

  A recently published study found that parent-training in the three contexts studied can improve children's language and literacy.

• 13May2010
  Research: Parenting Infants and Toddlers Today

  Many parents could benefit from information about the importance of reading and talking to very young babies and newborns.

• 13Feb2004
  Policy: Sure Start

  A summary article on Surestart, their aims and a timeline showing their history and development

• 23Feb2001
  Policy: Bookstart

  A summary article on Bookstart, it's history and funders.