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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School takes part in BookTrust's annual Pyjamarama event PHOTO BookTrust
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Pyjamarama returns to make sure no child misses out on their bedtime story

Inclusion
For the first time, childminders will be able to take part in training that will be evaluated by the EEF PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

Provision
The EEF has published a set of evaluations of the DfE Funded NELI programme
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Covid recovery programme found to benefit children's language skills

Research
The EEF says that 'interactive reading' can help boost children's language development by up to seven months, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Interactive reading found to boost early language development by seven months

Research
More than 25,000 children in Wales are taking part in this year's Big Welsh Rhyme Time week © BookTrust Cymru
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BookTrust Cymru’s annual Big Welsh Rhyme Time returns with more bilingual rhymes

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Call for more focus on children's speech and language in Schools Bill

Communication and Language
Guided play can be better than direct instruction at boosting children's numeracy skills, according to research from the University of Cambridge PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Guided play as effective as adult-led instruction for children's learning and development

Research
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Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

Equipment & Resources
Three-quarters of the primary schools surveyed said that children starting in Reception last September needed more help with language skills than in the previous academic year
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Coronavirus: ‘Concerning’ impact on language development and PSED among four-to five-year-olds

Child Development
The researchers found that children whose parents shared books with them before they started school did better at reading, spelling and maths at Key Stage 1
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Early language learning linked to academic ability in primary school

Literacy
Dr Alice Bradbury led the research
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Autumn phonics check ‘pointless’ in pandemic, most teachers say

Child Development
BookTrust's pyjamarama day is on 1 May
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Children's screen time up by two hours a day in lockdown

Families
One in seven parents or carers never read their child a bedtime story, according to BookTrust
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Parents urged to read to their children

Literacy
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Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett wins inaugural book award for under-fives

Children’s Books
There was no change overall in the percentage of pupils achieving the 'expected standard' in the Year 1 phonics check
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Free school pupils score higher in phonics check

Synthetic Phonics
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Schools start to prepare children for SATs ‘as young as three’, report claims

Early Years Curriculum

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