One of the newest Government agendas is focused on narrowing the gap between the most and least disadvantaged children and families in society. In a bid to counteract poor achievement in basic skills, and also in response to the Rose Review on the limitations of current teaching of reading and writing, the Primary National Strategies team has produced the 'Letters and Sounds' guidance.
This is a phonics teaching package, full of useful ideas and advice, aimed at improving outcomes for children's learning. Practitioners working with three- and four-year-old children should pay close attention to the messages in this new guidance. This is because, together with the Early Years Foundation Stage, it will help ensure that children begin to develop a love for playing with words and gain confidence in expressing ideas and communicating feelings.
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