Literacy can mean several things, but it usually means learning to read and write. It can also mean learning about one or more subjects particularly well and being literate in that subject.
Teaching your child literacy skills from a young age enables them to cope when they move on to formal education at primary school - which in turn forms the basis for education at secondary school and beyond. Here are some resources to help you and child on the path to literacy.
Reading magic: how your child can learn to read before school and other read-aloud miracles
Mem Fox; illustrations by Judy Horacek
Practical how-to on developing your child's reading development.
Straight talk about reading: how parents can make a difference during the early years
Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats
Early exposure to reading aids children in their cognitive development and familiarise them with a wide range of vocabulary, the structure of printed words, and story development. A discussion of the phonics vs. whole-language approaches is provided.
The phonics handbook: a handbook for teaching reading, writing and spelling
Sue Lloyd; illustrated by Lib Stephen
This is a simple guide to teaching reading with activities and exercises to aid learning. It sets everything out simply and clearly to make learning nice and simple. This book would be a good resource for teachers and parents teaching reading. It also has slightly larger than average pages so copies can be made which do not show the binding.
Boys and books
James Moloney
Do you know boys who won't read? Want some suggestions? This author was a teacher librarian in a boys school before he started writing and has used his experiences to help him write the book. Broken down into three sections, the book finishes with an appendix with a number of different book lists ranging from preschool to adult books with appeal to boys. Moloney is easy to read and can be dipped into as and when required.
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