Developing Early Literacy Skills

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.