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We celebrated #StorySharerWeek this week - and it was a welcome reminder of what we can achieve when we work together across sectors. Our #ReadingRights report with Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce calls for experts and practitioners to come together to make sure every child can discover the lifelong benefits of reading. Find out more about our vision for a City of Stories and discover why involving local communities is so important by reading the report here: https://lnkd.in/e4fHDG4h #EarlyYears #PlaceBased #PartnershipWorking #ReadingTogether #SharedReading #SharingStories #Collaboration #CrossSector

Thank you so much for being part of #StorySharerWeek with us! It's been fantastic celebrating our incredible network of Early Years partners, who are making a difference to children and families every day, all year round.

✨ As #StorySharerWeek comes to an end, we are delighted to announce that Angela from Beechmount Sure Start in Belfast is our #StorySharerOfTheYear! ✨ The Story Sharer of the Year Award recognises an exceptional delivery partner who has gone above and beyond to engage families through the power of sharing stories. Angela's colleague Penny, who nominated her, said she is an "amazing member of staff" and a "powerful advocate", who has built a strong community of families through her thoughtful, inspiring, fun, and engaging story time sessions. And the members of our judging panel, including Baroness Floella Benjamin and Camilla Reid, were bowled over by how she uses #Bookstart programmes with families. Find out more about why Angela was chosen as our Story Sharer of the Year here: https://lnkd.in/eDUgCWNc #Storytelling #SharedReading #SharingStories #EarlyYears #ReadingTogether #ThankYou #SureStart #EarlyYearsPractice

#StorySharerWeek is all about celebrating our wonderful partners, who do so much to get families reading together in the early years. But did you know we have lots of online support to help them in their work? 👉 Our Partner Resource Guide includes explainers, unboxing videos, webinar recordings, research, a social media toolkit and more - find it all here: https://lnkd.in/e6yTQ6nf #EarlyYears #SharedReading #ReadingTogether #SharingStories #Storytelling #Bookstart

In #StorySharerWeek, we're celebrating our fantastic Early Years partners, who use our programmes to inspire families to get reading together. We know what a difference our partners make - and what an impact they have when they share our #Bookstart packs with parents and carers. That's because parents and carers are more likely to start reading with their children - and keep that going - when books are introduced in a warm, encouraging way by someone they trust. 💫 Each time our packs are gifted, there's an opportunity to spark that connection. So we're sharing top tips to make the most of the gifting moment - including ideas from Early Years practitioners: https://lnkd.in/edAJXAFc #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsPractice #SharedReading #ReadingTogether #SharingStories

📢 NEW: Today, as part of #StorySharerWeek, we're publishing our brand new evidence-informed guide into the way shared reading can help to build key life skills. Research shows that reading together helps children develop executive function and self-regulation - the core capabilities they need for learning, wellbeing and resilience. That includes skills such as attention, memory, emotional understanding and self-control. Our guide includes: 👉 What studies say about the effect of shared reading on these vital skills 👉 How this works in practice 👉 Top tips for building this into your work with families 👉 Case study examples from London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) 👉 Book recommendations Find it all here: https://lnkd.in/e6WVjFHd #ExecutiveFunction #SelfRegulation #SharedReading #ReadingTogether #SharingStories #BenefitsOfReading #EarlyYears #ChildDevelopment #EarlyYearsPractice

Did you see? We unveiled our brand new #Bookstart Baby book today! Starring Peter Rabbit, Four Happy Bunnies is the first book that we've ever created exclusively for Bookstart Baby - giving us the chance to include features that will help to get children and families reading: 📖 It's a simple story with a beginning, middle and end - helpful for adults who might not be familiar with books. Progressing through a story with a satisfying ending is a real driver for reading and re-reading. 🎶 Rhyming text makes reading aloud enjoyable and natural, ideal for parents and carers who may lack confidence reading aloud. And rhythm and repetition support babies' early language development, too. 🖼️ The pictures show what's happening in the text - ideal for parents and carers who find reading challenging, as they can easily follow the story and stay engaged alongside their child. 🫳 Felt flaps and bright colours help to make reading fun, inviting playful interaction between parents and children - which in turn helps to build positive associations with books. Find out more about the book's features and how we created it with Puffin here 👇 https://lnkd.in/epjKHNMA #BabyBooks #ChildrensBooks #ReadingTogether #SharedReading #SharingStories #ChildDevelopment

⭐ NEW: We're delighted to unveil our brand new #Bookstart Baby book! ⭐ Launched by our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, at Clarence House yesterday, we're thrilled to share that we have teamed up with Puffin to create a brand new Peter Rabbit story, Four Happy Bunnies. Her Majesty was joined by Peter Rabbit himself at the event to unveil the book, which will be gifted to every baby born in the UK. It's the first time we've ever created a book exclusively for #Bookstart Baby, drawing on our expertise - and that of Puffin - to make sure it will spark a love of reading in families from the earliest days. We're so excited to launch the book during #StorySharerWeek, recognising our fantastic network of Early Years partners who help us to deliver Bookstart programmes to families across the UK. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e-HZNJQH #ACESupported Arts Council England