School's almost out for summer in the UK. Parents have done the last pile of ironing and started throwing away the old shirts, t-shirts...

If there's one small thing a parent or carer can do to help their baby's literacy in future years, it is to provide access to lots of...

When I was at primary school, we spent a long time practising handwriting. When I was a new teacher, if children were writing sentences...

It's that time of year again when the Christmas ads appear, lights begin to twinkle, and people we meet ask our children what they would...

"Mummy, Mummy! I read a real story book!" It's never too soon to 'read' real books. We play pirates, teachers, doctors, vets, but do...

There's so much more to communicating than just the words we use. Our eyes, facial expressions, gestures, volume and tone all work...

Whether you normally look forward to the long summer holidays or you dread them, this year is different in so many ways. We'll be...

Many schools send home reading books from the start of reception and some start a little before. Some schools start later and some don't...

It's very likely that, for at least the last half term, your child's teacher has been sending you 'home learning tasks' ranging from a...

It's May 2020 and we've been at home for nine weeks or so. We have a dog and a daily walk is a must for us but, with or without a dog,...

"Tommy Thumb, Tommy Thumb, where are you? Here I am, here I am, how do you do?" Peter Pointer, Toby Tall, Ruby Ring and Baby Small, too!...

Is it 'w' for Will or 'W ("double you") for Will? Should we sing the alphabet song yet? I'm often asked by parents if they should teach...

Tonight, I was sent the most adorable video by a friend of mine. Her little girl is just over two years old and she was telling the...

Today we took a walk to the local car boot sale. Once we got through the regulars - the garden tools, interspersed with china tea sets...

Learning to read begins long before school. "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." — Emilie Buchwald. It's true -...