Articles Tagged: read

Author Shirley Hughes: 'When children can take a leisurely look at a picture book, it stays with them forever'

By Giulia Rhodes, May 8, 2012

The bedtime story, that cosy interlude between the bustle of the day and the quiet of the night, is a cherished ritual. The opportunity to cuddle up and enjoy a book with a pyjama-clad child is one of the treats of family life.

Children as young as three to be taught computer skills - before they can read

By Keith Kendrick, Feb 29, 2012

Children as young as three could be taught computer skills – even before they can read.

Should parents push children to read classic books?

By Catherine Cooper, Feb 22, 2012

I recently booked tickets to take my children, aged seven and nine to see The Railway Children at the theatre, and thinking they may get more out of it if they already knew the story, ordered the book to read to them.

School textbooks being replaced by ipads and e-books, claims head

By parentdish.co.uk, Dec 28, 2011

Louise Robinson, incoming president of the Girls' Schools Association, has claimed pupils are more inspired by the “magic” of using ipads and other tablet computers than reading a book.

How to help boys enjoy reading

By Keith Kendrick, Oct 22, 2011

Perhaps my seven year-old son is thick. Perhaps he's been badly brought up. Perhaps his parents don't give a flying rubber for his educational development. Perhaps these are all the reasons why his reading ability seems to be going backwards.

Would you buy Katie Price's new magazine for your teen daughter?

By Sue Hayward, Aug 27, 2011

Glamour model turned entrepreneur Katie Price is launching her own magazine, ‘Katie’, next month. Buy would you buy a magazine for your teen daughter from this woman?