I find it fascinating to see how children learn to read. In such a short space of time they progress from recognising letters to reading small sentences, it is quite incredible.
I think, however, that it's really important for children to enjoy learning to read. What they are doing is actually quite difficult - imagine learning Chinese, for example, from scratch - there is so much for them to take in and so any way that we can make it easier and fun is a good thing so I am dedicating this page to providing games, poems and articles to help parents encourage their little readers.
The letter Kk A nonsense poem for the ever so tricky K. It’s hard to say, with the sound coming from the back of the throat, and then… just to[…]
The letter Jj The nonsense poem for the letter J. The sound J is often developed a little later as the sound is more challenging and can also be confused with[…]
The letter Ii The letter i, nonsense poem. The letter i has a long and a short sound. The long version as in Ice cream and the short as in[…]
The letter Hh The letter Hh nonsense poem… so the sound H as in huh is a lovely one to make, where it all gets tricky is when it becomes[…]
The letter Gg Letter G, nonsense poem – this is quite a tongue twister! Ooh Gg, how tricky you are, both to say and to write! There are two sounds[…]
The letter Ff The letter Ff nonsense poem. You can blame the the letter Ff for these poems! It was the first indicator for me that my son needed to[…]
The letter Ee A nonsense poem for the letter E. The letter E has a long and a short sound. It’s phonic’s sound is he short ‘e’ sound, as in[…]
No backs! For children aged 3+ My kids and nephews and nieces are slightly obsessed with this game. They learnt it in the playground at school but its brilliant for learning[…]
Letter Lists! For children aged 5+ I used to play this at school! Actually we used to play it during lessons, not concentrating at all on what the poor teacher[…]
Chime & Mime Rhymes For children aged 5+ This is a funny game that will help your child with rhyming but is mixed with a lot of silliness. As with a lot of[…]