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Letter and sounds – Articulation of phonemes: Vowels and consonants

 

Learning to Read and Write in Foundation 2

Skills for reading and writing

  • Speaking and listening are the foundations for reading and writing.
  • Even everyday activities such as preparing meals, tidying up, putting shopping away and getting ready to go out offer you the chance to talk to your child, explaining what you are doing. Through these activities, children hear the way language is put together into sentences for a purpose.
  • Books are a rich source of new words for your child; words you would not use in everyday conversations appear in books. Children need to have a wide vocabulary to understand the meaning of books, so read aloud and share books as often as you can. They will enjoy it and it will be useful to them when they come across these words in their own reading later on.

Skills for reading and writing