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Achuka - Children's Books UK
An informative and thought-provoking site covering the children's books market in the UK.
BBC Education: Look and Read Spywatch
Interactive site linked to the popular schools' programme. Some of the activities are linked to literacy hour.
BBC Education: Words and Pictures
A fun packed site for 5-7 year olds with poems, games and activities to help with reading and writing.
The British Dyslexia Association
The BDA is the national organisation for dyslexia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Children's reading site
Site, about children's author Julia Jarman.
Digital Storytelling Festival
Online guide to the 5th Annual Digital Storytelling Festival.
Helping Kids with Math and Reading
Math and Reading Help for Kids is a growing directory of original articles a nd resources centered on the topic of children's education. The purpose of this site is to provide a centralized information portal to help parents and children make informed decisions about school related issues.
Infant Explorer
Superb site aimed at helping young children become confident users of the Internet.
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Mission to gather, analyse and publish research-based information to improve education and training.
National Literacy Strategy
Very useful site for teachers, providing a national strategy framework for literacy teaching.
The National Literacy Trust Site
Use this if you are a parent or a teacher to gain access to the National Literacy Database.
Poetry for Kids
The American poet Ken Nesbitt maintains this poetry site for children.
Wacky Web Tales
Great site for 7 to 10 year-olds.
What's your story?
A wonderful resource from the BBC for Key Stage 2 and 3.
Word and Pictures
Interactive BBC site with fun games, poems, activities and printouts to help five-to- seven-year-olds.
Worksheet Genius
Worksheet Genius allows you to create free, randomizable maths and literacy worksheets..


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