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Understand strategies which support emergent literacy

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‘What is phonics?’ from the National Literacy Trust

Phonics is a way of teaching children how to read and write. It helps children hear, identify and use different sounds that distinguish one word from another in the English language. Click to read more

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Click to read ‘Boosting early literacy with musical movement’ by Maria Kay, published on the Teach Early Years website.
Click to read ‘Learning to listen’ by Tim Kahn, published by Teach Early Years.
Click to read ‘Digital resources in early childhood literacy development’ by the International Literacy Association.
This article from the Famly website is ‘Ideas to Promote More Sustained Shared Thinking – with Kathy Brodie’.
‘The crucial role of the Early Years practitioner in supporting young writers within a literacy-rich environment’ by the National Strategies. This document was published under a previous government and may not reflect current policy, but much of the guidance is still relevant today.
This page from Siren Films looks at ‘How to support early literacy and emergent writing skills’.

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