Paying attention to how multilingual children read can help foster reading for pleasure for all
Ask children about what they read that isn’t in books - magazines, recipes, messages from friends.
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What to do if your partner wants to speak to your baby in a language you don’t understand
You can learn a lot of useful language along with your baby.
Your genes can help predict how well you’ll do in school – here’s how we cracked it
Almost 10% of differences in exam results at age 16 can be explained using individuals’ DNA alone.
Well‑being of students starts to decline from the moment they enter secondary school
Research has found that students suffer lower levels of well-being when they don’t regularly use their greatest strengths of character.
Eureka! We’ve found Beagle2 – now, where did Philae go?
Landing a spacecraft on a celestial body, whether it be the moon, Mars or a comet, is not easy. The European Space Agency found out the hard way in 2003 when its robot Beagle2, which was supposed to send…
Asteroids, the Moon and Mars: space missions to look forward to in 2022
Nasa plans to test its new rocket system for the Moon, and a new rover is due to begin its journey to Mars.
Closing attainment gap is not about ‘character’ and ‘grit’ – children need a place to excel and thrive
New research shows that extra-curricular activities do more to help close the attainment gap between richer and poorer pupils than nebulous lessons in ‘character’.
How to motivate yourself to learn a language
Try to figure out why learning a language is important to you.
Why racism against Welsh people is still racism
A linguistic equality expert argues the case for protecting the Welsh from prejudice.
The history and meaning of Children’s Day in Japan
Despite the name, Children’s Day is usually considered as a festival of boys.
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