08/05/2026
Since starting Prep, we’ve been doing a lot more literacy at home 📚
Sounding out simple words, noticing letters in everyday places, and playing little games with sounds as part of our routine.
One thing I often share with families is that a common misconception about learning to read is that children need to know all their letter names first (A, B, C…).
While letter names are helpful, what often matters most in the beginning is learning the sounds letters make.
That’s because reading starts when children can hear and blend sounds together:
/s/ /a/ /t/ → sat
These little foundations, hearing sounds, playing with rhyme, listening for beginning sounds, all build toward confident reading later on 💛
Prep has been a lovely reminder that literacy doesn’t only happen at school. It happens in books before bed, on car rides, while spotting signs, and in playful little moments at home.
What literacy activities are your little ones enjoying at the moment?
