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The Literacy Hill explains engaging strategies and resources for effective repeated practice that target the right skills and knowledge, helping all students flourish.

Effective instruction in the preschool years and beyond sets children on the right track and helps teachers identify who needs extra support.

Learning to read is not a skill we learn by copying others. It's also far too complex for most to go it alone and learn through trial and error. Most children require instruction to flourish. The amount of instruction varies depending on the individual. For some, it is a trek, and for others, a bump in the road. Learning to read is a crucial lifelong skill , so instruction must be efficient, engaging and scaffolded so the climb to the top of the literacy hill is not arduous

The word friend can be really tricky to spell until we highlight the silent <i> with the related word Friday. Read the blog, grab the picture books and download the resource pack.

Here is our list of books that we use in the weeks before and after Halloween.

Link the words ear, hear and heard for spelling instruction and decoding practice.

A list of engaging stories that bridge the gap between decodable texts and traditional chapter books to help sustained reading practice.

A list of short stories that students can transition to after decodable school readers or books that can work alongside school texts.

A CK spelling booklist to use for phonics and spelling lessons.