NEW BLOG: Handbooks for Humans – 5 simple ways to use stories to deepen children’s social and emotional learning skills Beth Rowe, Beth Rowe, offers some practical, evidence-based suggestions for harnessing the power of reading this year: eef.li/yeuFF5

The Simple View of Reading can be used as a framework for diagnosing pupils’ weaknesses in reading, and to suggest an appropriate next step for teaching - see p.43 of our guidance report, Improving Literacy in Key Stage 1: eef.li/literacy-ks1

The ICKLE Project - now recruiting schools in/around Leeds! 👇 Please get in touch with us here or at [email protected] for more information.

Every term, we will be offering fun Reading Challenges, complete with free resources, to get pupils in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 excited about reading and sharing stories they’re interested in - whatever they may be! Find out more here literacytrust.org.uk/news/we-launch…

Although our current project is due to finish in schools shortly, seeing this theory in action through REACH Primary has been a joy!

Calling all primary school children across the UK! We have launched our first national Christmas card design competition and we want YOU to get creative and enter. Entries will be judged by award-winning illustrator and designer Dapo Adeola☃❄ literacytrust.org.uk/competitions/n…

Our research shows that children who enjoy reading are three times more likely to read above the level expected than those who don’t. Encourage reading for pleasure with our new Reading Challenges! Enter the first challenge here: literacytrust.org.uk/news/we-launch… Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK

Do you have a little one at home who loves Charlie and Lola? We think they’ll love doing these activity sheets! From making puppets to colouring in, these activities are perfect for 5 to 7 year olds who need to be kept busy in a quiet moment. wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/cha… #WordsForLife

Busy Busy on Reach at the moment! After the lockdown break, we're running reading assessments via video link with schools! We have a fantastic team of researchers, and we've already seen around 8 schools, with another 40+ over the coming weeks :)

Teachers: does your school bookshelf need updating? We're giving away winter-themed books for free on our #WordsForLife site! Enter for the chance to win brilliant stories for children up to the age of 12. wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/boo…

C4 report on the impact of homeschooling during a pandemic on the most disadvantaged. Echoes our data on the power of resources - digital, material, and educational, and the effects where these are lacking.

4 in 5 young people who play video games read related materials once a month. Join us from 4pm to hear from a panel of experts on the potential of video games to foster story immersion, enrich vocabulary and improve writing quality. literacytrust.org.uk/events/primary… #LiteracyByStealth

Improving Literacy in Key Stage 2 - the 7 recommendations from the our guidance report >>eef.li/literacy-ks2/

We have just contributed evidence from the first 6 months of ICKLE to the inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on education by the UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc… (1/18)

As Easter approaches, what could be better than a story full of rabbits? Not much, so don't miss our online storybook version of Ellie Sandall's Everybunny Dance, read by Lauren Laverne! You can find it here: booktrust.org.uk/books-and-read…

Released today - our trio of interim reports on the impact of the lockdowns on children in reception and year 1. Each piece presents insights into schools’ learning provision, caregiver experiences of home learning, and children’s progress on EYFSP goals. ickle.leeds.ac.uk/data-and-publi…

Our final interim report tracks 454 children’s progress from March to Autumn 2020 in maths, language, literacy and PSED. How did the first lockdown affect children’s expected progress at the transition from reception to Y1? (1/7)

News item in the Yorkshire Post today about the ICKLE project's first round of findings. @Education_Leeds @DrPJClarke @DrHannahNash Prof Catherine Davies Peter Hart yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/education/no-p…

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