English, language & literacy

A family enjoys comics and graphic novels together on a sofa
ages 10–12

Comics and graphic novels count as real reading

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A parent, child and teacher discuss reading support at a school table
ages 10–12

Persistent reading and spelling struggles: what to ask about dyslexia

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A child tells a story while a caregiver helps turn the ideas into writing
ages 10–12

From talk to text: help a child who freezes when asked to write

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A child revises one part of a draft with gentle caregiver support
ages 10–12

Teach revision without covering a child’s writing in corrections

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A child reads comfortably beside a supportive caregiver without a timer
ages 10–12

Build reading fluency without timers, embarrassment or public performance

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A caregiver and young child write together using playful invented spelling
ages 3–5

Invented spelling: protect young writers’ ideas while teaching correct words

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A parent and child pause over a story to discuss its meaning
ages 10–12

When a child reads the words but misses the meaning

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A child relaxes with comics, an audiobook and different reading choices
ages 10–12

Help a reluctant reader without turning books into a battle

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A family builds vocabulary through conversation while cooking together
ages 0–2

Build vocabulary through everyday family conversation

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A multilingual family reads and talks together using books and a communication board
ages 0–2

Your home language supports English and literacy learning

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Illustration of a parent and child sharing a big picture book on a sofa with a feather as a pointer, near a bookshelf
ages 0–2

Questions to pause on while you read together

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Illustration of a parent and child on a shop street, the child pointing at a road sign while the parent takes a photo
ages 3–5

Words everywhere: a print walk, a word hunt and a food-label book

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Illustration of two children lying on a floor mat to make the letter T with their bodies, seen from above, while another child cheers
ages 3–5

Letters on your back and letters with your body

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Illustration of a child posting a note into a pink shoebox mailbox on a table while a parent stands by a wall of named mail pockets
ages 3–5

A family post office: writing, reading and delivering notes

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Illustration of a parent and child on a pink sofa with speech bubbles showing a cat in a hat and a mouse in a house
ages 3–5

Rhyme, swap and match: six sound games without a screen

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Illustration of a child digging in a tray of sand for hidden letters while paper clothes spelling a word hang on a washing line
ages 3–5

Letters you can dig for, rub and hang on a line

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Illustration of a child in a car back seat holding a magnifying glass up to a sunny countryside window
ages 10–12

Detective games for queues, waiting rooms and long car rides

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Illustration of a parent telling a story on a rug with an arm raised while a child wearing paper bunny ears hops beside a moonlit window
ages 3–5

Four story games that need no book, no screen and no props

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Illustration of a child reaching into a cloth bag on a kitchen table, with a pine cone, a shell and a whisk beside it and a parent watching
ages 3–5

Mystery bag games: feel it, describe it, invent it

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Illustration of two children reading a large open storybook
ages 10–12

Empathy for Characters: explore a story from another viewpoint

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Illustration of a child and grandparent on a gentle noun-spotting walk, noticing a dog, tree, bicycle and bench
ages 3–5

Nouns All Around Us: a short word-spotting walk

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Illustration of three small scenes of a child planting, watering and observing a sprout across time, softly overlapping circular vignettes
ages 10–12

Tick-Tok Tenses: tell the story of yesterday

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Illustration of two children acting out a grammar game, one holding a picture of a single bird and another a picture of several birds, teacher nearby
action verb

My Grammar Agreement: build a sentence that fits

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ages 10–12

Duolingo for children: what to check before the first lesson

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