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Here are 50 hands-on ways to practise letter–sound relationships with young children. Most use simple materials you probably already have at home. 1–10: Magnetic Letters Match magnetic letters to picture cards. Find the letter that makes the first sound in a word. Build simple CVC words (sat, pin, mat). Sort letters into vowels and consonants. Hide letters and identify them by touch. Match uppercase and lowercase letters. Make a letter and say its sound. Build a word you say

Why a Pre-Prep Reading Program Can Give Your Child a Head Start in Early Literacy Starting Prep is a huge milestone — not just for children, but for parents too. One of the biggest worries many families have before school starts is:"Will my child be ready to learn to read?" The good news is that early literacy doesn’t have to mean pressure, worksheets, or trying to force a child to memorise the alphabet before they even begin school. In fact, the strongest reading foundations

What Is a Synthetic Phonics Program — And How Is It Different To Others? If you’ve started looking into reading programs, you’ll quickly realise there are a lot of different approaches — often with confusing names and overlapping ideas. But underneath all of that, most programs fall into two categories: Those that teach children to decode words using sounds And those that rely on other strategies alongside (or instead of) decoding A synthetic phonics program sits firmly in th

Is My Child Too Young To Start Reading? It depends. If your child can hear sounds around them and repeat those sounds through speech, they may be ready to begin the foundations of reading. Phonological Awareness This early skill is called phonological awareness — the ability to hear, recognise, and play with sounds. It’s one of the most important building blocks for learning to read. Before children ever pick up a book, they need to be able to hear the sounds that make up