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School kids in Spain’s Andalucia to receive compulsory extra reading from September in bid to improve shocking literacy levels

Primary and secondary schools in Andalucia are to include an extra two and a half hours a week of dedicated reading time in the curriculum

10 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Education·Lead

Books: 12 essential Spanish literary works that are NOT Don Quixote

WHENEVER iconic Spanish literature is mentioned, the first and sometimes only work that comes to mind abroad is that of Miguel de Cervantes. And that’s

25 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Premium

Gibraltar dyslexia support group say bosses need better education onto help those with condition, with conference set to take place

The percentage of the genetic condition of dyslexia in Gibraltar could be around 15%.

14 Sep, 2019 @ 11:00

Gibraltar·Lead

That perfect Spanish afternoon can prove more elusive than first thought, writes Lesley Keith

When I first moved here I had an impression in my mind of how it was going to be

7 Jul, 2019 @ 12:19

Columnists·Mallorca

Five books based in or near Spain’s Andalucia that are a MUST read this summer

Grab a garden chair and dive into some ‘non-escapist’ literature set in exotic locations down the road A Vineyard in Andalucia (2017), Maria Duenas

5 Aug, 2018 @ 09:53

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle

Over one third of Spaniards never read books

The government revealed that 35% admitted to never partaking in the pastime on the eve of a huge school reading drive

25 Jan, 2017 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead

Books are back in Algeciras

The municipal library achieved record summer figures

18 Oct, 2015 @ 08:09

Cadiz·La Cultura

Orange juice could be key to healthy brain

Scientists at the University of Reading, in the UK, found the juice provides important brain-boosting nutrients for elderly people

18 May, 2015 @ 17:16

Health

New tax threatens Spain’s budget-bereft libraries

Critics say the financial crisis has already pushed libraries to the limit

4 Sep, 2014 @ 14:38

Lead

Gibraltar’s got culture

Inaugural Gibraltar Literary Festival event hailed a triumph by organisers

28 Oct, 2013 @ 18:15

Gibraltar

At the double as Andalucia’s primary schools seek to improve standards

Reading to get twice the current focus to pull schools off bottom of the table

27 Feb, 2011 @ 09:00

Bottom of the league

Andalucia finishes last in a list in Spanish reading rates

23 Feb, 2010 @ 12:46