Since the pandemic, more children have been starting school without being "school-ready." In 2022–23, 33% of all children starting reception in England did not have the skills needed for success in ...

Story time—at home, at nursery and at school—is where young children encounter the magic of books. Reading stories to young children is a pleasurable activity in itself, but it also lays the ...

Dialogic reading, where the child is prompted to be the teller of the story, has been a success at LEYF, explains June O’Sullivan At London Early Years Foundation we strongly believe language and ...

Note: You'll need the free RealOne Player (www.real.com) to see the video clips below. Preparing children to read... The desirable conditions for preparing children to learn to read start early in ...