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A Nurturing Way to Teach your Child to Read is an EASY TO UNDERSTAND guide, designed for all parents who want to understand how reading is taught, why certain methods are used in British schools, what EXACTLY is phonics all about and how to actually go about teaching their child not only to read, but also to begin to write. I have also included CLEAR EXAMPLES and LOTS ACTIVITIES for you to do with your child.

It is NOT a phonics-based system, or in fact any sort of system but, a fact-filled guide that will explain many of the current methods used, why and how you might use them yourself and most importantly, as a caring and fully engaged parent - it is about nurturing a love of reading and having a lovely time with your child. Suitable from about eighteen months through to eight years, this guide is perfect for Home Educators and ideal for any parent who wants to prepare their child and support them learning to read and write at school.

Sample pages - (interior colour matches chosen cover).

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Letter Detectives is an activity book to help children start to recognise their individual letters through active learning, by helping them to find and then ‘collect’ the letters they see around them.
Each letter has a ‘collection’ page, where your little detective will record the letters they have found on the television programmes they watch, games they play, on food packets, outside on street signs and shop names, car number-plates and anywhere there are printed letters.
A perfect learning companion for use while watching television, out on a walk, trips to the supermarket, town and on any journey.
Letter Detectives comes in three different colours (blue, green and dark pink), because as a mum, I know that young children love to have their favourite colour.

Sample pages - (interior colour matches chosen cover).

Available on Amazon in Blue, Pink and Green

Number Detectives is an activity book to help children begin to recognise numbers 1 to 20, through active learning, by encouraging them to find and then ‘collect’ the numbers they see around them.
Each number has a ‘collection’ page, where your little detective will record the numbers they have found on the television programmes they watch, games they play, on food packets, outside on car number-plates, in shops, front doors and anywhere there are printed numbers.
A perfect learning companion for use while watching television, out on a walk, trips to the supermarket, town and on any journey.
Number Detectives comes in three different colours (blue, green and dark pink), because as a mum, I know that young children love to have their favourite colour.

Sample pages - over 60 phonic blends, presented in alphabetical order.

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Number Detectives is an activity book to help children begin to recognise numbers 1 to 20, through active learning, by encouraging them to find and then ‘collect’ the numbers they see around them.
Each number has a ‘collection’ page, where your little detective will record the numbers they have found on the television programmes they watch, games they play, on food packets, outside on car number-plates, in shops, front doors and anywhere there are printed numbers.
A perfect learning companion for use while watching television, out on a walk, trips to the supermarket, town and on any journey.
Letter Detectives comes in three different colours (blue, green and dark pink), because as a mum, I know that young children love to have their favourite colour.

Sample pages - over 100 common keywords, presented in alphabetical order.

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eyword Detectives is a handbag sized activity book to help children recognise the most common keywords in the English language, through active learning, by encouraging them to find and then ‘collect’ the keywords they see around them.
Each of the 107 keywords has a ‘collection’ page, where your little detective will record each word they have found on the television programmes they watch, games they play, on food packets, in shops, signs and anywhere there are printed words.

Sample pages - Number bonds to 10.

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Number bonds to 10 are the pairs of numbers between 0 and 10 that add up to 10. For example, 10+0, 4+6 and 2+8. If your child can easily recall these common pairs, it will make doing maths much easier and faster for them in the future.

This book is designed to make learning these bonds fun and active, by encouraging your child to count the objects they find around them – at home or out and about and to match them with their number bonds to 10.