Talking and Listening: Build Your Child’s Vocabulary Through Everyday Chat – Week 7
If you’ve ever worried you’re not “doing enough” to help your child learn to read — stop right there.

If you’ve ever worried you’re not “doing enough” to help your child learn to read — stop right there.

We’re talking practical, energetic, joy-filled activities—lots of movement, lots of noise, and heaps of laughter.

If your child loves banging on a saucepan with a wooden spoon — great news: they’re doing phonics.

Environmental sounds are the everyday noises all around us

Before your child can read words, they need to tune in to sounds

Phase 1 develops your child’s listening, speaking, and sound discrimination skills.

If your child is in Nursery or Reception, you’ve probably heard the word phonics a lot. But what exactly is it,
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