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With the launch of a new national campaign to encourage families to fill their young children’s worlds with words at home, we reflect back on our commitment to this cause since our...

Antosh Wojcik is an award-winning poet and spoken word artist. He’s been working with students on our Young City Poets programme, helping them write their own poetry inspired by...

Our Early Years Project Manager (and mum of twins) Alison shares what she learnt recently about the work of speech and language therapists in neonatal units.

The NewsWise Fake News Detective Agency bounced into Hay Festival this year, equipped with deerstalkers, poo emojis, a unicorn and lots of fake news activities for primary school...

From giving out books to sharing interview tips, volunteers make a huge difference to our work and the lives of children, young people and families across the country. We're...

Victoria Dilly, our Love our Libraries programme manager and a children’s book blogger over at The Book Activist, rounds up some of the best books to get children reading this May...

Julia Clouter, Head of Education at Scanning Pens and a consultant SENCo, explains how she helped a struggling student access the joy of reading.

There's a wealth of opportunities for teachers to use audio in lessons, tutor time and assemblies - we share some tips and ideas.

Breakdancing is a part of a new module in Skills Academy, where schoolchildren can learn great dance skills as rewards for practising and improving their reading.

Nick Oram works as our Young Readers Programme Project Manager by day, but by night he's an improv comedy fanatic! He tells us how he's bringing improv into libraries and...

This International Women’s Day, our Words for Work Programme Manager Billie explains why it is so important to give young women the literacy skills and confidence they need to...

This year’s Talk To Your Baby conference was our seventeeth – but our Home Learning Environment Project Manager, Sarah’s, first! Here she explains what she learnt…

Judith Parke, our Head of Home Learning Environment, sheds light on the activities we have planned for the year ahead to improve the home learning environment and boost the early...

Jean Gross CBE explores the importance of evidence in action to tackle the literacy gap for disadvantaged children.

By day, Victoria Dilly is our Love our Libraries programme manager – by night, she’s a children’s book blogger. She rounds up lots of the best new children’s books coming out over...

Our Bradford Hub Manager Imran Hafeez travelled to Norway to learn about gender diversification in the early years workforce. Here he shares what he learnt….

Our Talk To Your Baby conference brings together policy, research and practice that focuses on babies and early communication.

Liz Chamberlain, consultant for the National Literacy Trust, has just published her latest book. Here she talks about the importance of authentic audiences for writing.

Haworth dad Kieron and his son T shared a bedtime story every night in 2018. Here’s what they learnt:

Cressida Cowell, children’s author of the award-winning How to Train Your Dragon series, explains why we need to get our children to love reading.