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Encouraging children to engage with literacy

Here are some ideas discovered by our Early Years Practitioners for engaging boys with literacy activities.

Although they were developed for boys, they will work for girls too!

Click here for some strategies

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attachment attention body categories colours concepts of print coordination counting creativity curiosity emotions executive function fine motor skills fun health language literacy maths movement narrative numbers outdoor reading resilience rhymes rhythm science self-regulation sequences shapes singing stories vocabulary wellbeing writing

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