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What teachers are saying
about First Steps
We are absolutely loving the nursery phonics
materials. The consideration given to including a
matching appropriate traditional rhyme with the focus
letter sound is not only a fantastic way to ensure a good
range of rhymes are learnt across the year, but also
adds a different aspect of learning phonics skills. The
flashcards are extremely useful and I love the way that
they correspond with the Reception set. I am looking
forward to seeing the full impact next year.
Rebecca Nelson, Early Years Teacher,
The Boyle and Petyt School, North Yorkshire
I just wanted to say that my
preschool staff are really enjoying the
phonics scheme! The children are really
enjoying learning the sounds and have
their frieze up in the classroom which
the children are always looking at.
I’m having to go in all the time and
see the children as they keep wanting
to tell me what sound they are
learning that day!
We have noticed improvements in
speech sounds and the way children produce
sounds. The children are more confident
in talking and the children can remember
and enjoy playing with sounds. I would
recommend the resource as it gives structure
and purpose to build skills before the more
formal learning of phonics teaching.
Helen Kingdon, Vice Principal,
Victoria Primary Academy
Sophie Wyatt, Early Years/Phonics and Early
Reading Lead, St Barnabas First and Middle
School, Warwickshire
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We are loving it in our Nursery. We
really like the way it is accessible to all
children whatever their ability. Some
children are learning their speech sounds
through the scheme whilst others are
reading and writing the graphemes.
Laura Foley, EYFS Teacher,
Woodlands Primary, Merseyside
