Articles Tagged: literacy
GCSE papers to be marked down for poor writing, and re-sits scrapped
Youngsters taking GCSE exams could lose up to 12 per cent of their marks if their grammar, spelling and punctuation are not up to scratch.
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More than half of UK children do not get a bedtime story
A study of kids' reading habits has revealed that more than half of UK children are NEVER read a bedtime story - and those who are read to by adults, are granted just ONE MINUTE of reading a day!
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Peter Andre signs book deal with Ladybird - and Boris Johnson reads the Gruffalo!
Peter Andre - who recently joined Mayor of London Boris Johnson to read to children at the launch of a new reading literacy project - is to be published by the iconic Ladybird Books.
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How can I encourage my six-year-old son to enjoy writing?
Corbis Got a parenting problem? Parentdish's new agony aunt Liat Hughes Joshi (parenting writer and author of Raising ...
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Encouraging boys to read
Nine percent of boys are leaving primary school with, at the best, the reading skills of an average seven year old. These ...
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Dolly Parton launches book scheme for Scottish kids
Dolly Parton gives away books to disadvantaged Scottish children... it's one of the more bizarre stories we've come across in ...
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Children using local libraries twice as likely to be advanced readers
The National Literacy Trust has confirmed the link between children and young people using public libraries and good reading ...
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Texting improves kids' spelling
Whilst parents and teachers despair at children's blatant disregard for 'proper' spelling in favour of text language, a new ...
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