Research by Tiscali’s current Talk Talk Campaign has revealed that half of children nowadays do not have a bedtime story. See my blogs - What’s the story and In your night time garden .
Tactful and imaginative strategies , not just by nursery and Reception teachers, can go a long way to get across the vital message to parents about the enormous value of the bedtime story. For example, you can make a huge wall list in your entrance hall of the favourite bedtime stories of your setting’s/ school’s travelling mascot.
Also, before March 13th, visit http://www.talktalktales.co.uk/ to find out about how children, teachers and parents can enter a competition, judged by Bernard Cribbens, to find the country’s best amateur storyteller. The competition is simple to enter and there are valuable prizes, including book tokens .
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