How to Teach Reading Skills in the Early Years

A presentation given to the ISA Early Years Conference on 2nd October 2014

Early Years and Pre-Prep Issues in the News

This is an on-going post which list Early Years and Pre-Prep issues in the News:

• Majority of underprivileged children 'unprepared for school' BBC Radio4 Today Programme - Sir Michael Wilshaw
• Sir Michael Wilshaw defends his view about needs for higher standards in Early Years Education
• Ofsted early years overhaul will have 'catastrophic' impact Daily Telegraph 03/042014
• A group of Educationalists write to the Daily Telegraph criticising Sir Michael Wilshaw's proposals to introduce more formal Early Years education.
• Ofsted chief: test nursery children in the three-Rs SundayTelegraph 30/03/2014
• Sir Michael Wilshaw argues that the Early Years education system needs to be more accountable.
• New insight into how children learn maths  BBC 27/03/2014
• How Research Psychology is informing educational practice.
• Many parents 'paying more for childcare than mortgage' BBC News 04/03/2014
• The Family and Childcare Trust's annual report says average fees for one child in part-time nursery and another in an after-school club are £7,549 per year.
• 'Live tuition for toddlers beats lesson on video' The Times 25 February 2014
• Reseachers find that young children do not expand their vocabulary by watching recorded videos and need interaction to develop speech.
• 'Bold steps needed in preschool education provision' Daily Telegraph 20 February 2014
• Thinktank proposes parent child care loans to enable more to afford pre-school education
• 'Neglect pre-school education and we will all be the poorer' Daily Telegraph 18 February 2014
• Every £1 invested in EY schooling saves 9x spent later in education - importance of pre-school education.

How Children Learn and Develop

A presentation to Early Years and Key Stage One parents at Berkhamsted Pre-Prep given on Thursday 13th. February 2014.

Berkhamsted Pre-Prep Curriculum Evening Presentation

A presentation given to Berkhamsted Pre-Prep Parents at the Curriculum Evening on Monday 16th September, 2013. This presentation includes a section on how parents can help children learning to read.