School library project allows parents to take books home
A novel project has been launched at a primary school in Portsmouth to help children develop their reading skills. The library at Warren Park Primary in Leigh Park will open […]
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Victims of drug killing revealed as young bloggers
A pair of young bloggers are the latest victims in Mexico's drug war and violent gang culture. Their bodies were found at a bridge in the border town Nuevo Laredo […]
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Reading project to be scaled back, claims teaching organisation
An initiative that has helped five and six-year-old pupils is being scaled back, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has claimed. The Reading Recovery Project, which saw the previous […]
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New reading test for youngsters to roll out next summer
Children in England will face a new reading test to improve child literacy figures following successful trials. Around 300 schools took part in the initial trial, which saw five and […]
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Schoolchildren learn how to read from other pupils, claim researchers
Literacy rates of schoolchildren can be improved by other pupils teaching and helping them to learn, researchers have claimed. Studies conducted in 129 schools in Scotland by the University of […]
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Welsh reading project ‘improving social and economic wellbeing’
A reading project targeting communities in Wales has helped to improve the socio-economic conditions of people who have taken part, experts claim. Louise Powell, a co-ordinator for the Reading Communities […]
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Flintoff supports child literacy drive
Former England star cricketer Freddie Flintoff has lent his support to an initiative aimed at improving child literacy. The DaddyBeGood campaign aims to get more fathers reading to their children […]
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Literacy classes help dyslexic children in Cumbria
Literacy classes are being established in west Cumbria for dyslexic children following local council cuts to services. The West Cumbria Dyslexia Association will be setting up morning classes on Saturdays, […]
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Businesses think majority of graduates lack basic literacy
Some 58 per cent of business leaders in London think graduates who apply for jobs lack basic literacy skills. In what could be seen as a damning indictment of the […]
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