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Diversity Reading Gaps: Miss, Where Am I?

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), Commission for Racial Equality, Dean Atta, equality, Eric Velasquez, Joseph Coelho, Judy Blume, Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang, Konnie Huq, National Literacy Trust, Nic Stone, Rainbow Rowell, reading, representation, Sophie Dahl

Do your bookshelves need diversity updating?

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Personalised Reading

October 3, 2018September 12, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments data protection, Natalia Kucirkova, National Literacy Trust, personalisation

Having personalised children’s books with your child as the main character has become very popular over the years. It’s also

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Newsround

September 28, 2018September 27, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments ambition, exam cheats, literacy, Millennium Cohort Study, National Literacy Trust, Ofsted, wellbeing

What’s in the news?

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Use TV Subtitles To Boost Literacy

June 20, 2018May 21, 2018 johndabell 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Finland, Jim Trelease, Jonathan Douglas, Justine Greening, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, National Literacy Trust, reading aloud, subtitles

Could TV subtitles help children with their reading?

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