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At their recent primary conference, Literacy by Stealth, the National Literacy Trust asked how the power of popular culture might be harnessed to support literacy learning as more...Read post about Playing in a Pandemic by Dr Becky Parry -
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When we first had the idea to write about dragons, we knew that we wanted to write about modern kids who go on an incredible adventure...Read post about Kevin and Katie Tsang on the importance of writing characters who reflect the world we live in -
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Helena Goodrich, English teacher, reflects on her open letter writing imitative students took part in during lockdown while teaching at Mulberry Academy in Shoreditch to help...Read post about Letters from Lockdown: how writing helped my students express their experiences of lockdown -
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Children’s author Tom Palmer shares his experience of returning to schools and his top tips for schools and authors who are thinking about arranging a visit this term.Read post about As children return to school, how can author visits safely return to the classroom too? -
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Melanie Crew, our Evidence and Policy Manager, explores the importance of community-led approaches in supporting young children and families most affected by COVID-19.Read post about The impact of COVID-19 on the home learning environment -
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Our Chief Executive, Jonathan Douglas, discusses the power of poetry and why relaxing the compulsory testing of poetry in the English Literature GCSE in 2021 shouldn't limit...Read post about Students' access to poetry shouldn't be restricted by relaxing of compulsory testing in 2021 GCSEs -
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To celebrate Reading Together Day, award-winning children’s author Tom Palmer shares why family reading is so important and how his mum first sparked his interest in reading through...Read post about Tom Palmer: Family reading means everything to me -
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Our Young Writers Project Manager Penny Newell shares her journey as a poet in celebration of National Writing DayRead post about Penny’s perspective: understanding why children are writing more poetry during lockdown -
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Kirsty Cunnington, our Early Years Programme Manager, talks about ways practitioners can help children ease back into the new normal, upon their return to early years settings.Read post about How to support children returning to nursery and early years settings -
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In the wake of COVID-19, nationwide school closures and social distancing, our Chief Executive Jonathan Douglas explains how there's never been a more important time for our work.Read post about Mitigating the significant impact of COVID-19 on the literacy of disadvantaged children -
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This Safer Internet Day, Research Manager Irene Picton shares her experience of working with University College London (UCL) and young people to explore social media, literacy and...Read post about Pause before you post: social media, literacy and wellbeing -
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Our Love our Libraries Programme Manager Victoria explains tells us about the healing power of books for both children and adults.Read post about Children’s Mental Health Week: the healing power of books -
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This week is Children’s Mental Health Week, and our Young Writers Project Manager Angus Woodhams is thinking about the impact writing has had on his mental health.Read post about Children’s Mental Health Week: writing is more than just pen to paper -
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Our associate trainer, Nicola Izibili, discusses the need to refresh our thinking on the gender gap in education.Read post about Tackling the gender gap in our classrooms -
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Alison David, consumer insight director at Egmont UK, discusses some of the challenges with encouraging parents to read to infantsRead post about Reading to children is so powerful, so simple and yet so misunderstood -
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We shared questions from the young people we work with on our Words for Work programme with our ambassador, the fantastic Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, about her extraordinary career...Read post about In conversation with Barbara Taylor Bradford -
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Our Love our Libraries Programme Manager Victoria shares her thoughts on the (almost) impossible task of narrowing down a choice of books for your school library.Read post about How to choose books for your school library -
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Lacking vital literacy skills puts people at extreme risk of social exclusion.Read post about Words matter: the role of literacy in combatting social exclusion -
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How does poetry help us get at the truth? Susannah Herbert of Forward Arts Foundation, which organises National Poetry Day, explains 2019's theme.Read post about Telling the truth this National Poetry Day -
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Our Swindon Hub Manager Anish has a background in social work. She shares her first-hand experience of how shared reading can help children who are looked after feel more secure.Read post about Helping foster families bond through books
