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Why Reading Before Bed Is Important For Young Children

Too Much Screen Time - Why Reading Before Bed Is Important For Young Children - Children’s sleep expert weighs in on the importance of reading before bed - Parents are spending almost 4 hours a week on their children’s bedtime routines - 43 per cent of children spend time on an electronic device as part of their bedtime routine

To celebrate International Nursery Rhyme Week, new research has...

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Too Much Screen Time - Why Reading Before Bed Is Important For Young Children

- Children’s sleep expert weighs in on the importance of reading before bed - Parents are spending almost 4 hours a week on their children’s bedtime routines - 43 per cent of children spend time on an electronic device as part of their bedtime routine

To celebrate International Nursery Rhyme Week, new research has shed light on the state of British children’s sleep.

A study of 2,000...

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Reading should be explicitly taught even in secondary schools

Today Ofsted has published a research report looking at how high-performing secondary schools provide targeted support for struggling readers.

Reading is essential to every subject and children who cannot read well will find it difficult to keep up with the demands of secondary school.

Read the report: ‘Now the whole school is reading’: supporting struggling readers in...

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Four Thrilling Adventures Inspired by Children’s Books

Release Your Inner Child! Four Thrilling Adventures Inspired by Children’s Books

You’re never too old for an adventure! The consensus seems to be that, once we hit a certain age, exciting adventures become few and far between. An adult in Britain typically works an average of 36.4 hours per week , and with common responsibilities such as mortgages, children, and household chores...

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Primary school pupils to benefit from phonics and literacy teaching thanks to new government funding

More primary school pupils will benefit from high quality phonics and expert literacy teaching as part of new funding announced today (Sunday 9 October).

Over £24 million is set to be invested in building children’s literacy skills as the government continues to support pupils’...

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Best-selling authors unite in mission to make the magic of reading accessible to all

A star-studded cast of award-winning authors, poets and illustrators have come to together to take part in an online children’s literature festival whose mission is to make literature accessible for all.

Reading is Magic Festival aims to promote creativity and connection through stories and shared experiences. Taking place between Monday 26 – Friday 30 September 2022 the festival is free and...

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Twinkl helps keep children reading over holidays with Summer Reading Hacks campaign 

Global educational publisher, Twinkl, has created a set of hacks to help children continue reading over the summer holidays.

To help keep children reading over the holidays, Twinkl Educational Publishing have created a list of simple Summer Reading Hacks. These are designed to be proactively used throughout the day to engage children in the world of reading.

These hacks can be...

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The Week Junior's Summer of Reading LIVE, The British Library, Saturday July 16, 2022.

The countdown is on for our fantastic line-up of children’s authors to come together on Saturday 16 July, 2022 at the prestigious and iconic London location, The British Library.

Take part in an interactive drawing masterclass with Rob Biddulph, join Sharna Jackson to hear about her brand new mystery adventure, or set off on an intrepid journey with M.G Leonard and Sam Sedgman — plus...

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HUNDREDS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM VIRTUAL ROUND THE WORLD RACE

Hundreds of children will have access to additional one-to-one reading support in primary schools following Schoolreaders marathon three month virtual fundraising event .

Race for Reading saw participants clocking up the miles by running, cycling, swimming, litter picking or walking their dogs to help the charity cover the distance around the world in 80 days.

Collectively, everyone...

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Reading is Magic Festival launches inclusive festival with star-studded cast of best-selling authors and illustrators. 

Reading is Magic Festival : Monday 26 – Friday 30 September 2022

“Every child has the right to have a planet to read on and see themselves reflected in a book.” Cressida Cowell

It’s time to step into a world of creativity with the inspirational annual Reading is Magic Festival this autumn!

The Reading is Magic Festival aims to promote creativity and connection through...

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