Early Years Literacy

Early Years Literacy offers advice and information designed to enhance and improve early years literacy.

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@JezAlborough You're very welcome.

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“Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful...learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage” - R Dahl

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.@educationgovuk: Teachers should continue to emphasise pupils' enjoyment and understanding of language http://t.co/YYVN7KRoS8

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Find out which books won the top prize at the Booktrust Awards http://t.co/MrNLCilIwd

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It's never too early to share a love of books, so check out our useful video '5 Great Books For Babies' on YouTube https://t.co/P8wATWHuYx

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"Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are" - Mason Cooley

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Our 'Awesome Author' of the month is @JezAlborough! Check out our video about him and his wonderful work https://t.co/2ERZTdrOvA

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“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child” - Dr Seuss

[Malorie Blackman @malorieblackman]

.@booksabouttown Some of the fabulous book benches that will be scattered across London. Book bench crawl anyone?😀

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“The most important thing in communication is to hear what’s not being said” - Peter Drucker

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If you're looking for recommended books to share with young children, check out our '5 Great Books' video series http://t.co/4LYkyLQRaV

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“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them” - James A. Baldwin

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“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader” - Margaret Fuller

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“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice” - Peggy O’Mara

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If you're looking for recommended books to share with young children, check out our '5 Great Books' video series http://t.co/4LYkyLQRaV

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Leading educationalists argue that the Year 1 phonics check 'creates more problems than it solves' @tes http://t.co/va6cj6FFTc

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“Children are like wet cement: whatever falls on them makes an impression” - Dr Hiam Ginnot

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Check out our new video series '5 Great Books' on YouTube! The first is all about books that rhyme http://t.co/4LYkyLQRaV

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“Children are not things to be moulded, but people to be unfolded” - Jenny Lair

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New policy from US Academy of Paediatricians recommends reading aloud to babies every day http://t.co/ZnoinmMuO8 @NYTimes @ReadingRockets