For families

There are lots of fun things you can do in the home and out and about to encourage your children's literacy development.

Things to do

Learn about the environment

Caring about the environment has never been more important than it is right now. From booklists and arts and crafts, to recipes and writing tasks – help your children learn about environmental issues.
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Drop Everything and Read

Grab a book, magazine, or newspaper and have your own Drop Everything and Read! Find out how you can get involved and view our photo gallery from the Hastings DEAR.
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Festive fun

Use our book recommendations, tips and activities to build on your child’s excitement and help them develop their reading, writing and speaking skills over the holidays.
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Hastings 100 Reads

Download our book list of Hastings' 100 favourite children's books, voted for by families in the town.
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Fake news and critical literacy tips

Find out how to help your child navigate the news, and spot fake news when they see it.
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Wellbeing, reading and writing top tips

Use reading and writing to support your child's wellbeing with our top tips.
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Visit our Words for Life website for development milestones, top tips and fun activities to help your child develop good literacy skills.

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