Teaching phonics is a method that helps children to decode words by sounds. As part of the system, words are broken down into the smallest form of sound from the word itself. These parts are known as ‘phonemes’ deriving from the Greek word “phonema”, which translates...
Teachers spend a lot of time encouraging students to read in school. Some children develop a passion for reading at a young age and never lose it. Others love reading and then fall off the literature train as they get older and find other distractions. A lot dislike...
Vocabulary is one place where we never stop learning. Interacting with the world, speaking to people and enjoying new experiences often brings new words that broaden our vocabulary. While children will pick up the majority of their vocabulary implicitly from their...
Bridging the gap: literacy in early years Effective early years literacy activities can make a major difference when it comes to bridging the gap between children who are ready for school and those who aren’t. We know that the development of young children can depend...
‘Why closing the word gap matters’ Oxford Language report from Oxford University Press (OUP) investigates the true issues behind the increasing number of children with limited language skills as they enter school; in the data collected from 1,300 teachers, 49% of...
