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Free books kindling a love of reading in Romania

Free books kindling a love of reading in Romania

Peter Fogarty on how Amazon Kindles spurred him to create his Free Guided Reading website for schools
In a world where everything is possible on the Internet – and for free – it came as a shock to find there was no well organised, free, levelled book scheme for children. That’s astonishing when you think of the millions of books out there that must have taken thousands of man hours to prepare for children’s enjoyment.

That's why I developed www.Free-Guided-Reading.com, which brings all the classical children’s novels (which are free to download and read on any e-reader)  into a single location, sorted by reading age.

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Why closing the Oxford ACE Centre will shame us all

Why closing the Oxford ACE Centre will shame us all

If the ACE Centre goes, something of the UK goes with it, warns Peter Fowler
You can always judge a society by the way in which it treats its most vulnerable citizens. It’s an ...

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Time to switch schools on to social networks – safely?

Time to switch schools on to social networks – safely?

Digitalme's Damian Payton argues that it's time for schools to embrace social media
Schools aren’t keeping pace with children’s cultural lives outside their gates. Social netwo...

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Taking liberties: fingerprint folly could cost millions

Taking liberties: fingerprint folly could cost millions

Brian Lightman warns of a hidden danger in the Protection of Freedoms Bill
Every day in more than 1,000 secondary schools in England, students buy their lunch, check out librar...

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Heavyweight thinkers behind Education Fast Forward

Heavyweight thinkers behind Education Fast Forward

A new 'think tank' wants education to keep pace with social change and technology
What differentiates the best technology companies working with schools? An understanding of ...

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