Early reading experiences

To be ready to start reading, children need to have a variety of skills in place. These early reading skills include matching, rhyming, awareness of phonics and the skills associated with language development such as listening, attention, alliteration and sound discrimination.

How to support at home

• Share books together in a positive way.

• Sing songs and nursery rhymes together on repeat!

• Tell a story together, eg. Once upon a time there was ..... He lived in .... One day he decided to ...

• Read books with no words and create the story together.

• Use the environment as a teacher.

• At the shop, read the labels with your child, skimming the words with your finger so your child can follow the print.

• Ask open questions, 'I wonder what will happen next...?'

• Did they like the story? Why? Why not?

At Peterbrook school we follow Little Wandle below is some information about how it all begins in Nursery.