When your child starts school they will be taught phonics to develop their reading and writing skills. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word. Phonics teaches children to be able to hear, recognise and write phonemes within words so that they can read and write. Phonemes Phonics is all about teaching […]
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How to Encourage Your Child to Have a Love of Reading
Reading is a key life skill and is one of the most significant indicators of future success for our children. We want our children to be successful readers to help them with their schoolwork and to allow them to have a love of reading. There are so many exciting books that are just waiting to […]
Getting Organised for Back to School
There is nothing like the feeling of finishing school on the last day of term with the summer holidays stretching out in front of you. Long lazy days blur into each other and before we know it, it is time to go back to school. Here are five tips to help you and your child […]
What Does My Child Really Need to Know Before They Start Reception?
Many parents worry about their child starting school for the first time. Many parents think their child needs to know their letters, words and numbers before they start, but this is not the case. What Does My Child Need to Know? All children come to school with a wide range of previous experiences and knowledge […]