Literacy
It is crucial for children to develop a life-long love of reading from a young age
· Share books and stories and rhymes from the age of 2
· Wide range of books in the nursery showing all cultures, diversities in society. All children feel represented in the books on offer
· Take part in the 1000 stories initiative and the wow words in each book
· Take home library books each week
· Booktrust stories sent home with ideas to develop stories further
· Role play dressing up as characters from the stories
· Children enjoy rhymes, poems and songs together
· Children take part in letters and sounds activities, starting with sounds in the environment
· Children can hear letter sounds and attempt to write them
· Children are encouraged to write their name and words
· Children use a variety of tools to make marks
· Mark making and writing in all areas of learning
· Children talk about their writing and what it says