Boosting our Pre-schoolers’ Literacy Skills

Learn about the work we do with our pre-schoolers to prepare them for school

To prepare our pre-schoolers that will start school in September 2017, Mary spends time each week playing games with the children to develop their phonics and literacy skills. The children also focus on a letter of the week and are asked to sound out and write down (with help) items beginning with that particular letter.

Additionally, if your child starts school next year, you’ll receive a wallet in January with a reading book or puzzle sheet to look at with your child at home.

The idea is to help your little one become familiar with taking books home to read when they start school. Also in the wallet is a reading record. This is so you can write feedback about your child’s reading, for example, what they enjoyed or what they found tricky.

Mary ran the scheme earlier this year with our pre-schoolers and feedback was extremely positive. One parent said how much their daughter’s listening and language skills had improved in the months before starting school.

Examples of the children’s writing skills