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It is perfectly possible for children to participate in regular phonics sessions that are enjoyable for all concerned. Poetry and song

Poetry and song

Settings that work with the youngest children in the Foundation Stage need to remember the value of songs and rhymes.

Poetry and song are fundamentally important contexts for reading. This is because they feed children's natural interest in wordplay and help to focus their attention on the sounds of language and the accompanying patterns of letters.

Core rhymes

Putting together a set of 'core rhymes' along with puppets and props and planning for time to teach these to the children, as well as time for children to re-enact them can prove invaluable in exposing children to the tunes and patterns of both spoken and written language. Typing the chosen poems on to individual cards that are then laminated for the children's use, means that children can link what they hear to what they see, a very important part of learning to read.

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