Copies have already been sent out to all primary schools in England.
The DfES said it would be distributing the Letters and Sounds packs tolocal authorities with the expectation that they would be sent toprivate, voluntary and independent settings.
The resource includes guidance for practitioners, a six-phase teachingprogramme booklet, poster and DVD, which includes clips filmed inschools showing effective practice in each phase.
The DfES said the new document builds on and aligns with the Early YearsFoundation Stage and the new Primary Framework.
Bev Jones, senior Foundation Stage consultant at Manchester CityCouncil, said that the local authority would invite the 80 PVI nurseriesto attend training on phase 1 of Letters and Sounds from September,along with maintained early years settings.
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