When I was a child, I was often asked what I wanted to be when I grew...
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Back to blogWho Says Giraffes Can’t Dance?
Well Giles Andreae did! He also reminded us that there is a Rumble in the Jungle and...
Reading and Writing Float on a Sea of Talk: So Lets Ensure More Conversations
Last week I spoke at the UK National Literacy Conference. My role was to share how we...
Read your two year-old a bedtime story, and start to slowly peel off the label of disadvantage before it sticks
This week has just disappeared, and that is partly because I had meetings every evening. I was...
Fairytales and true romance: reading treasure for children
I read with a sinking feeling, an article in the Telegraph March 2011 entitled "Parents who shun...