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• Communities and local areas  A research review: the importance of families and the home environment
  This paper looks in detail at the range of research underpinning the National Literacy Trust’s work with communities and local areas to embed a strategic approach to literacy. It evidences key findings around the importance of families, the home environme 29 Mar 2011
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• Communities and local areas  A snapshot of local support for literacy: 2009 survey
  This report of a survey carried out in 2009 across 13 local authorities. It gives a snapshot of the barriers and opportunities to supporting family literacy across services and partners at a local level. 29 Mar 2011
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• Communities and local areas  A snapshot of local support for literacy: 2010 survey
  This report of a survey carried out in 2010 across seven local authorities. It gives a snapshot of the barriers and opportunities to supporting family literacy across services and partners and compares findings to a similar report in 2009. 29 Mar 2011
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• NLT  Annual events calendar
  A summary of annual celebrations of literacy and reading, and other related events, and details of where to find out more. 12 Jul 2010
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• NLT - Reading Connects   Archive resource - Celebrating Reading Connects magazine
  Published in 2005, this one-off magazine was produced to showcase Reading Connects and its winning schools in 2005. 11 Feb 2010
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•   Archive resource - Early Reading Connects toolkit 2009
  Toolkit suitable for use by all early years practitioners working with children from birth to five to develop a love of language stories and reading at the setting and at home. 17 Feb 2010
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• NLT  Archive resource - Getting the blokes on board
  Downloadable version of the National Literacy Trust magazine, aimed at professionals who work with parents, contains lots of ideas for getting fathers and male carers reading with their children. If you've never worked with dads before, or would just like 24 Feb 2010
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• NLT - RCH  Archive resource - Reading Champions Primary School film
  A film about Reading Champions school Lewannick Primary and what they did to be awarded School of the Year 23 Feb 2010
• NLT - Reading Connects   Archive resource - Reading Connects family involvement toolkit
  The Reading Connects family involvement toolkit is for primary and secondary schools and provides ideas and case studies to inspire you to reach out to your pupils' families and encourage them to make their homes reading homes. 17 Feb 2010
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• NLT - Reading Connects   Archive resource - Reading Connects primary school handbook
  The Reading Connects handbook is a comprehensive guide for anyone working in a school on how to develop a whole-school reading culture. It is full of case studies, practical ideas and advice on how to get started, and includes a self-evaluation. 11 Feb 2010
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