Description

A valuable resource for professionals working with pre-school children, or with older children lacking basic literacy skills, this book provides practical photocopiable activities to develop the early skills required for success with literacy.

  • Includes: rhyming activities alphabet activities; phonological awareness; writing and handwriting; and reading.

  • Each section is structured so that children can build up their knowledge and skills.

  • Developed within the classroom, these ideas and activities can be used with a range of children in whole class, group and individual situations both at home and in pre-school settings.

  • Designed to help children showing early signs of dyslexia or a specific learning difficulty, these activities will also benefit older children who lack a foundation of early literacy skills.

  • Invaluable for teachers, learning support assistants, nursery workers, parents and carers.

Age: 3+

Chapters

  • Introduction

  • Hints for parents and carers

  • Basic skills

  • Rhyming activities

  • Alphabet activities

  • Phonological awareness

  • Reading

  • Writing and handwriting

  • Bibliography

  • References.