Source Description Date

• NLT  Archive resource - The National Strategies
  A brief history of the role of the National Strategies 9 Feb 2010
• NLT - Talk To Your Baby  Baby's First Word
  A toolkit for collecting babies' first words to celebrate and promote early communication. Includes a handout for parents, a poster, an information sheet, a sample press release and a reporting-back form. 8 Feb 2010
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• NLT - Talk To Your Baby  Babysitting activities
  A sheet of activities to encourage interaction between babysitters and babies. 8 Feb 2010
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• Reading The Game and Bolton Schools' Library Service  Ball-shaped book review
  This pdf is for your group to let you know what they think about what they're reading. With many thanks to Anne Burns and Bolton Schools' Library Service. 21 Sep 2010
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• NLT - Talk To Your Baby  Bilingualism FAQ
  Answers to a list of commonly asked questions regarding bilingualism and babies. 8 Feb 2010
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• NLT  Blindness and Visual Impairment
  Information on blindness/visual impairment and literacy from the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). 17 Feb 2010
• Network (early years)  Book corner audit
  This online audit tool helps you to review your book corner and provides you with a tailored report on how to develop and improve it. 1 Jul 2011 Network members only
• Network  Booklist: Speaking and listening reference books (primary)
  We've listed a few books that may be useful to reference for speaking and listening, as recommended by Angela Buckle, teacher at Henry Cavendish Primary School and network member. 26 Jul 2011
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• Network  Books for Boys
  The best titles to hook in your reluctant male readers, as recommended by National Literacy Trust Network members. Network theme: boys and literacy 31 May 2012
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• Network  Boy meets world: Addressing the gender gap - research summary
  A research map which draws together a wide array of research to highlight the strategies that have been shown to be most successful in developing boys' learning. Network theme: Boys' literacy 19 Apr 2012
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