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Keep up to date with the latest news and views in the YPO Blog

We'll be blogging every few days about various topics, so come back soon to see more!

Improving reading with coloured overlays

01 July 2025 By Georgia Fisher - Supplier Marketing Officer at YPO

For many students, reading is more than decoding letters—it's a cognitive workout impacted by how the brain processes visual information. This is especially true for individuals with dyslexia or Irlen Syndrome, who may experience visual distortions that turn reading into a source of frustration. That's where reading overlays, also known as dyslexia coloured overlays, come into play.
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Classroom support strategies for dyslexia

03 October 2024 By The YPO Team

Dyslexia Awareness Week is an annual awareness campaign established and hosted by the British Dyslexia Association (BDA). The week takes place from the 7th to the 13th of October, aiming to challenge common misconceptions and achieve the goal of a dyslexia friendly society.
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Outdoor storytelling beyond the book

23 August 2024 By Stories with Liv

When we imagine storytelling outdoors, most of us picture the same thing: an adult sat with a book in hand, looking out at a sea of children quietly looking up at them. I'm not here to tell you it can't and won't look like that, but storytelling outdoors can be so much more than just reading books. We want to do more than bring the indoors outside. We want to use the natural atmosphere of the outdoors to take children on an adventure. But where do we start?
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10 tips for enabling early handwriting

13 July 2023 By Nicola Parker - Category Buyer for Early Years at YPO

In this article, our early years buyer Nicola provides her top tips for supporting children as they start developing their early handwriting skills.
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Raising readers in the wake of the pandemic

17 May 2023 By Andrea Quincey & Oxford University Press

In 2022, research by the National Literacy Trust revealed that fewer than half (47.8%) of children aged 8 to 18 said they enjoyed reading for pleasure. This is the lowest figure recorded since 2005. We know how vital reading for pleasure is when it comes to children’s outcomes; it is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success according to OECD/Pisa research.
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Setting children up for success

11 April 2023 By Oxford University Press

To give children the best start in life, we need to nurture their language skills. From baby babble to flowing sentences, children develop language the more they interact with adults – and they learn quickly! Language skills become harder to develop as little ones grow older, so it is best to nurture them when they are young.
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How reading can boost your mental health

02 May 2022 By The YPO Team

Most of us have encountered feelings of stress or anxiety in some stage of our lives. A go-to activity for many is reading. Explore our blog post to learn more about how reading can boost your mental health.
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Top tips to encourage teenagers into libraries

28 February 2022 By Alexandra Wainwright - Furniture and Design Project Manager at YPO

Schools and libraries are having to compete with this digital world and understand better what motivates teens to read. Reading should be an enjoyable experience that helps with teenage development.
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Top tips to encourage children to read by choice

28 April 2021 By Leanne Jephcott - Curriculum Specialist at Peters

Encouraging children to read can have many benefits, including helping to promote improved concentration, strengthening of vocabulary and language skills, and development of imagination. Explore our top tips for teachers and parents on how to get children to read more, and how to encourage all children to develop a love of reading, including even your most reluctant of readers!
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How to create an inclusive reading corner

27 April 2021 By Eden Learning Spaces & Emily Mayer

Bring out your child’s inner bookworm and create a dedicated reading space where they can lose themselves in their favourite page turner. A space that feels comforting and peaceful. Sounds great, but how do you get started?
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