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Name Games are designed to help participants learn each other's names, begin conversations, and set everyone in the group at ease.

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storytime Module 1 (start of year)

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That's Not My Name! 📚 By Anoosha Syed | Storytime Read-Aloud with the Author

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Cultivating Progress - It Can Start With One Book

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Storytime Books Read Aloud: JABARI JUMPS by Gaia Cornwall

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The Dot by Peter H Reynolds :  a wonderful story about art and creativity for kids

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STORYTIME | The OK Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld | READ ALOUD

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AFTER THE FALL (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat - Children's Books Read Aloud

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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes Read Aloud

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Jason Bristol reads 'Millions of Maxes' by Meg Wolitzer

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THE NAME JAR by Yangsook Choi  (Kids Book Read Aloud 📚) | Back to School

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storytime Module 1 (start of year)

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Read-Aloud of Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

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Alma and How She Got Her Name by  Juana Martinez Neal read-aloud

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The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

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Develop oral language and listening skills

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Helping children learn & achieve!

Talking Matters is proud to offer the following resources for your selected category. Simply select any link to download the assocated resource. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please return to our main resource listing page and select another category.

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Helping children learn & achieve! Talking Matters is proud to offer the following resources for your selected category. Simply select any link to download the assocated resource. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please return to our main resource listing page and select another category.

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Develop oral langauge and Listening Skills

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An area is set up in the class, where the teacher has an opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation with four or five children each day, with a particular topic in mind. Pupils have the opportunity to talk, to have language modelled for them and to get feedback on their conversation/ language. The conversation station can be used with any age group as an effective activity to promote vocabulary and language development in the classroom.

The area may have posters, flashcards, other resources to stimulate conversation, as well as prompts such as rules about good conversation, listening skills, etc.

We use conversation stations in our school but as we are a small school we can't get having a conversation with 4 or 5 pupils each day ...so we adjust to suit. It works very well with team teaching also.

The video below is excellent and will explain the conversation stations in more detail.

More videos are available at PDST Literacy - Primary. Good luck!

Conversation stations with junior classes

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An area is set up in the class, where the teacher has an opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation with four or five children each day, with a particular topic in mind. Pupils have the opportunity to talk, to have language modelled for them and to get feedback on their conversation/ language.

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What exactly can we do in a senior primary classroom with a picturebook that doesn't actually contain any words beyond the cover?

Invite the children to make inferences about the plot, characters, setting - all guided by the rich and detailed illustrations. Don't forget to look out for any text embedded within the illustrations too - there are clues everywhere.

One of the most obvious responses to wordless picturebooks it to create your own text or plot, using the illustrations as your guide. A fabulous invitation into the process of narrative writing.

Explorations of the illustrations are only going to be further enhances through careful questioning and invitations into critical thought.

Wordless picturebooks invite us into constant opportunities to practice our observations skills. We invite the children to look and notice in illustrations and images all the time but we often rely on the literal recalls and recounts. Seize observations as an opportunity to associate seeing with thinking and wondering too.

Wordless picturebooks open up endless opportunities to explore cause and effect leading to lots of practice for reasoning, explanations and justification.

Any text provides opportunities for connection making. Sometimes, however, when the text is removed from the scenario, it can facilitate even deeper opportunities for connection making. When utilising wordless picturebooks, invite the children to make connections to themselves, other texts and the wider world.

While we can fall into predictable habits with our predictions, it is still a crucial skill to practise. Like connection making, when the text is removed, our prediction efforts can be heightened. Use wordless picturebooks as an invitation into purposeful and powerful prediction practice.

Don't forget, if you have a classroom library, wordless picturebooks deserve a spot on those shelves too.

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Wordless Picturebooks - what to do when there aren't any words to read!

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Wordless picturebooks are a powerful resource in the hand of any teacher, in any class - but what exactly can we use them for? Here are five of my favourite wordless texts and some suggestions for utilising wordless picturebooks at the senior end of the school.

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Singing games combine songs, movement, and social interaction within a single complex and authentic learning experience. They can address much of the elementary music curriculum and are ideal for engaging children in multiple subjects all at once.

​Read more about the benefits and applications of children's singing games.
The games included on this website appear below in alphabetical order. Follow the links at the bottom of the page for more games.

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The Word Collector - By Peter H. Reynolds | Children's Books Read Aloud

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Read Along with SUPERintendent Thompson -  Stegothesaurus

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Read Aloud Childrens Books And Fun Stuff

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Big Words For Little Geniuses - Book Read Aloud

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Read Along with SUPERintendent Thompson - One Word from Sophia

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There is no requirement to use the Mo templates. Rather, they are a resource which preschools and schools might find helpful as they collaborate in supporting young children and their families at this key transition. As transition is a process over many months, ideas for fun and engaging activities are also available.
How to use the Mo Scéal Templates:
The Mo Sceal templates are Adobe PDFs and you will not be able to edit or save them in your web browser.

Download the file to a location in your computer by right clicking on the template link and (depending on the browser you are using) ....
- Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge: Save target as ...
- Chrome: Save link as ...
- FireFox: Save Link As ...
- Safari: Download Linked File As ...

Download the file to a folder or location on your computer.

Once you have downloaded the file you can view and edit it with Adobe Acrobat only.
You can download Adobe Acrobat for free from www.adobe.com/reader

The templates are available in two formats so that preschools can choose how to share information. In each format, only Section 1: Practitioner is different, as outlined below.

Template 1 provides space for narrative descriptions based on Aistear 's four themes.

Template 2 provides ten statements related to each of Aistear's four themes accompanied by a 4-point rating scale.

Sections 2, 3 and 4 are identical in both formats.

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Mo Scéal Reporting Templates. View preschool to primary transition support materials

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The Sound Wall materials provided here align with the UFLI Foundations lessons. Included in the UFLI Sound Wall set are the following:

phoneme cards with mouth pictures to represent the articulatory gesture associated with each phoneme,

labels for the sound wall displays, including the place and manner of articulation for consonants, and

grapheme cards that can be added to the sound wall one at a time, as the grapheme-phoneme correspondences are taught.

We have also provided printable version of the Individual Sound wall charts. You may choose to glue them into a file folder for each student or print them front/back to laminate. These may also be enlarged and printed as posters if your classroom space does not allow for the full UFLI Sound Wall displays.
Individual Sound Wall: Consonants Individual Sound Wall: Vowels

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Printable Resources | UF Literacy Institute

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The Sound Wall materials provided here align with the UFLI Foundations lessons. Included in the UFLI Sound Wall set are the following: phoneme cards with mouth pictures to represent the articulatory gesture associated with each phoneme, labels for the sound wall displays, including the place and manner of articulation for consonants, and grapheme cards that can be added to the sound wall one at a time, as the grapheme-phoneme correspondences are taught.

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A*List! English Learning Videos for Kids

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The Alphabet Swing (lowercase) | ABC Song for Kids | Super Simple ABCs

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! (Animated Read  Aloud)

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Funky Feet Music-Play Dough Dancing to the disco beat.

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HANDWRITING WARM UPS l BEGINNER 5 Minute Hand and Finger Exercise l Teletherapy for Home

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Dough dance/finger gym routine | Down in the Jungle | Nursery rhyme with playdough

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Pirate Playdough remix: Row your Boat, Pirate dance, Baby Shark Nursery Rhyme/Dough mashup

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The Day the crayons quit - Books Alive! Read Aloud book for children

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Reading Raven guides children along the path of learning to read and helps them become independent readers and spellers. It ensures a natural progression from:

recognizing letters

tracing letters

building words

identifying words

reading words

tracing words

reading sentences

The interactive, multi-sensory Reading Raven app develops hand-eye coordination, reading, writing and listening skills. This helps children make strong connections between spoken and written language and provides early practice in reading comprehension.

Build children's reading confidence with Reading Raven and watch their learning take flight.

The reading adventures can be personalized to each child's age or reading level:

Ages 3 and up:

Letter Matching

Letter Sounds

Letter Tracing

Word Matching

Ages 4 and up:

Vocabulary

Word Beginnings

Word Building

Word Spotting

Ages 5 and up:

Reading Aloud

Word Tracing

Word Groups

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Learning to read has never been more fun!

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Reading Raven guides children along the path of learning to read and helps them become independent readers and spellers. It ensures a natural progression from: recognizing letters tracing letters building words identifying words reading words tracing words reading sentences The interactive, multi-sensory Reading Raven app develops hand-eye coordination, reading, writing and listening skills.

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Learn to Read with Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension

Free online resources and printouts courtesy of Starfall.

Free Printouts:

■ Reading and Writing Journals. Classroom experience has shown that children learn decoding skills as they focus on the sounds in words they write.
■ 21 Learn-to-Read Books. This sequence successfully teaches phonics, sight words, fluency, and comprehension.

For children with disabilities, see Accessibility Information.

What's the best way to teach children to read?

"When I was younger, Starfall was my favorite website. I truly believe that Starfall set the foundation for my future."
- Sarah, Undergraduate at Stanford University

Starfall's successful learn-to-read activities are based on teacher's experience and research:

Developed and tested in the classroom;

Follows scientific evidence-based methods recommended by the NICHD National Reading Panel;

Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness;

Systematic phonics instruction;

Methods to improve fluency and comprehension.

Starfall motivates through positive reinforcement and play. Children delight as they see, hear, and interact with letter-sound relationships in words, sentences, games, and songs.

Where Children Have Fun Learning to Read™

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Free online resources and printouts courtesy of Starfall. ■ Reading and Writing Journals . Classroom experience has shown that children learn decoding skills as they focus on the sounds in words they write. ■ 21 Learn-to-Read Books . This sequence successfully teaches phonics, sight words, fluency, and comprehension.

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iLearn With - Educational Apps and Learning Games for Kids in Preschool and Kindergarten

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iLearn With Boing: Literacy! Alphabet, Spelling and Phonics Learning Games for Preschool Kids

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PhonicsPlay comics are decodable comics featuring familiar characters from PhonicsPlay along with some new friends. They are short, simple, silly comics that can be viewed on screen or printed out. They aim to provide opportunities for children to rehearse the precise knowledge and skills that they learn in school each week. Mostly though, they were created to make my own children smile.

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Free decodable comics for applying phonics skills.

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Free Decodable Books for Kids | Beyond Decodables | Teacher Resources

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Beyond Decodables provides access to free kids books online with a focus on phonics and diversity. Kids books include decodable words related to CVC words, consonant diagraphs, CVCe Words, Multisyllabic Words, Consonant Blends, and Long Vowel Patterns.

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The Phonics.com program has been developed to align with the Common Core K-5 Reading Standards Foundational Skills:

Print Concepts

Phonological Awareness

Phonics & Word Recognition

Fluency

The first release of Free resources, the Phonics Alphabet, covers the 42 phonemes that make up the English language. These are essential for reading fluency and are taught in the Common Core order.

Coming Soon

More resources will be added throughout the year. Register below to be one of the first to know!

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Fly with Phonics - Teach and learn how to read through Phonics reading program

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The Phonics.com program has been developed to align with the Common Core K-5 Reading Standards Foundational Skills: Print Concepts Phonological Awareness Phonics & Word Recognition Fluency The first release of Free resources, the Phonics Alphabet, covers the 42 phonemes that make up the English language.

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Timothy Rasinski is a professor of literacy education at Kent State University. He has written over 150 articles and has authored, co-authored or edited over 15 books or curriculum programs on reading education.

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How embracing outdoor learning can positively impact the development of gross motor skills for young children Frank McNally of the Irish Times and former LAI keynote speaker, recently posted a vide…

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Class writing projects - [LINK] The Writing For Pleasure Centre's grammar mini-lessons [LINK] Effective writing teaching booklet: what the research Says [LINK] The Writing For Pleasure manifesto - [LINK] What is it 'Writing For Pleasure' teachers do that makes the difference? Final research report - [LINK] The Writing For Pleasure teacher audit - [LINK] Explorative...

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These videos provide information on supporting learning and development through play.

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Ready to play?

When children play, they learn. They solve problems, think strategically, relate to others, and manage life's ups and downs. Play helps children learn how to learn - and love learning. We've gathered some of our favourite games. You can play them anywhere - using things you find at home.

More activities

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We're here to convince the grown-ups. Because play is something every child, everywhere in the world can do. It fuels curiosity, sparks creativity, and inspires a lifelong love of learning. Children who play pick up all kinds of skills to thrive today - and lay the foundations for a happier, healthier life tomorrow.

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TIDY UP RHUMBA SONG BY MUSICAL PLAYGROUND

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10 Minute Kids Cleanup Countdown with Song! (HD)

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5 Minute Clean up Song with Countdown for Kids! (HD)

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Jenny Mosley Education Training and Resources

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Visit our Free Resources page for a full extensive area of various downloads ranging from Factsheets to Videos.

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This video is intended to be used as a resource for teachers who are interested in learning about the benefits of using puppets and dramatic play in their classroom. It explores the theory behind the use of puppets and provides practical strategies for use in the classroom.

Note: All the videos below are in .wmv format and can be viewed in Windows Media Player .

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Teaching with Puppets: A Video Resource for Teachers - Education

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This video is intended to be used as a resource for teachers who are interested in learning about the benefits of using puppets and dramatic play in their classroom. It explores the theory behind the use of puppets and provides practical strategies for use in the classroom.

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Kids Book Read Aloud: Run Wild by David Covell

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The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee read-aloud

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Read Aloud Childrens Books And Fun Stuff

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Magical Little Minds - Read Along Storytime

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Kids Book Read Aloud Story 📚If I Built a School 🏫 by Chris Van Dusen 🚌

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If I Built a Car – 🚗 Creative read aloud kids book by Chris Van Dusen

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Roma Agrawal reads from How Was That Built (ill. by Katie Hickey) on Jhalak C&YA Prize 22 longlist

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BTB1 17 Bulldozer Dreams by Criscoe read along

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Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty | READ-ALOUD

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Jim Trelease - The Read-Aloud Handbook - 2001

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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Group stories - Using the ‘story-pot’ method (3-6 years)

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Twinkl NewsRoom | Latest Kid News Articles | News Report For Children

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Twinkl NewsRoom delivers a trusted feed of news for children, including the latest headlines, classroom-friendly reports, & ready-to-use curriculum resources.

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We are excited to announce that today is the first ever Tuesday News Day - a brand new campaign from the News Literacy Network, which we chair, to encourage primary and secondary teachers across the UK to discuss news and current affairs with their pupils for at least 10 minutes every week.

Every Tuesday during term time, teachers of all subjects will be encouraged to set aside 10 minutes of class time to discuss a news story that matters to their pupils.

Pupils can either come to class with a news story they would like to discuss or a news story can be chosen by the teacher or class from one of a number of child-friendly news sources.

Teachers can then use the Tuesday News Day question card resource to guide conversations and get pupils thinking critically about the news story they have chosen to discuss.

Tuesday News Day aims to give pupils more opportunities to discuss and question the news with a trusted adult after research from our parliamentary Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills in Schools found that:

Only 2% of children and young people in the UK have the critical literacy skills they need to tell if a news story is real or fake

A third of teachers feel the critical literacy skills taught in schools are not transferable to the real world

Pupils want more opportunities to talk about news and current affairs in school, with only 6.4% of pupils saying they currently talk to their teachers about fake news

Our Director, Jonathan Douglas, said: "Teachers and parents are increasingly concerned about the negative impact news is having on children, and many feel that they don't have the skills or confidence to have necessary conversations about it. Tuesday News Day aims to provide a structured way to have these conversations and equip children with the skills they need to make sense of the news.
"By looking at the news through a critical lens, children can learn to decipher the messages in it, identify the author's agenda or bias, and interrogate the points of view represented. It has never been more important to ensure children and young people have the critical literacy skills they need to navigate, participate in and survive the digital age."
Download your free Tuesday News Day resources and follow #TuesdayNewsDay on social media.

Find out more about the News Literacy Network.

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Get involved in Tuesday News Day! | National Literacy Trust

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We are excited to announce that today is the first ever Tuesday News Day - a brand new campaign from the News Literacy Network, which we chair, to encourage primary and secondary teachers across the UK to discuss news and current affairs with their pupils for at least 10 minutes every week.

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DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, sports, and more!

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DOGO News has fun articles for kids on current events, science, sports, and more! There are also lots of stories, pictures, videos, games and the DOGO news map for kids! Add your comments, read reviews of cool websites, and more!

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Now students can follow the latest news. All tailored to their reading level. To explore the kids' website, select a grade and discover new stories each week.

View articles by grade level

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Now students can follow the latest news. All tailored to their reading level. To explore the kids' website, select a grade and discover new stories each week. View articles by grade level

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RTÉjr & RTÉ Kids Online, on TV and Radio

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The home of news and fun facts for kids. Find out what is going on, with stories, pictures and videos. Try a quiz or one of our free games.

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“Reading for Pleasure is a vital part of children’s development. It has been proven that the children who read everyday for pleasure, or are read to, are more successful in their lives.” (Pieper, 2016) With World Book Day fast approaching, it can be hard to avoid getting drawn into the hustle and bu…