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  Once upon a time...why reading to babies isn't so batty

  I have a photograph of my daughter, when she was about two months old, all scrunched up on Dan's...

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  Only one third of parents read to their children every day. Zoe Ball on why reading...

  Only one in three UK parents read to their children every day, a new survey has found. The reason?...

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  Kids' Book Club: The Secret Garden

  Jul 1st, 2012

  The Secret Garden - first published in 1911 - is one of those books I remember from childhood only...

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  Teachers' unions oppose phonic reading tests for six-year-olds

  Jun 18th, 2012

  Teaching unions have said that the controversial new reading tests for six-year-olds are flawed and...

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  Author Shirley Hughes: 'When children can take a leisurely look at a picture book, it...

  The bedtime story, that cosy interlude between the bustle of the day and the quiet of the night, is...

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

  Feb 29th, 2012

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

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  Should parents push children to read classic books?

  I recently booked tickets to take my children, aged seven and nine to see The Railway Children at...

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

  Dec 28th, 2011

  Louise Robinson, incoming president of the Girls' Schools Association, has claimed pupils are more...

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  How to help boys enjoy reading

  Perhaps my seven year-old son is thick. Perhaps he's been badly brought up. Perhaps his parents...

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