You will have seen on 16th June that Huw Lewis, Minister for Education and Skills launched the Family and Community Engagement toolkit http://learning.gov.wales/resources/browse-all/family-and-community-engagement-toolkit/?lang=en

Please follow these links to resources and useful information giving you some great ideas - as these little things really can make a difference to your child's education.

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We hope you find this information of interest.  If you would like any further information please email:  Edubeginsathome@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Monster Phonics

This year we have introduced a new phonics scheme. Phonics is used to teach children to read and write and is an important part of their education.

Below are some links that explain what the scheme looks like and how we teach children the different letter sounds: 

• An introduction to Monster Phonics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJsIpcXdI7Y&t=1s 

• Meet the Monsters - https://monsterphonics.com/free-resources/free-videos/the-monster-song/

• How to teach the different letter sounds - https://monsterphonics.com/resources-training/training-content/level-2/teaching-letter-sounds/