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Oral language provides the foundation for the development of literacy skills. This is because word knowledge underpins speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Language is at the heart of learning.

Who are we? Sound Beginnings was founded by two education professionals who identified oral language and communication were not being given the focus needed for learning and literacy success.

"Learners were missing out – before starting school and once at school the language gap was growing,” says Naomi Kinnard, co-founder of Sound Beginnings.

Read more here: Why - Sound Beginnings

Our LANGUAGE OF LEARNING: UNDERSTANDING IT AND TEACHING IT resource is available soon!
Order in October with a 10% discount.

'Language of Learning: Understanding it and teaching it' covers many issues that determine whether children will be successful in school. This book provides teachers with a much-needed guide they can use to enable all children to become proficient leaners.
Dr. Marion Blank. October 2022.

Research tells us that 65% of 5-year-olds cannot understand the level of language teachers use in the classroom. 'The Language of Learning: Understanding It and Teaching It' approach tells you exactly what it is that learners need.

Teachers need to be able to change the level and type of language that they use.
The Language of Learning: Understanding It and Teaching It is an uncomplicated, effective approach that highlights that literacy is the responsibility of every teacher.
This approach is not a curriculum, rather a way to strengthen all curricula. It is an innovative, proven research-based pedagogical approach.
For more info and to order: bit.ly/3RNfR2Z Use code:10OFF

OUR LIBRARY: If you are looking for inspiration or resources to save you time & enrich literacy learning, check out our library!

Here you will find Sound Beginnings resources that provide the ‘what’ and the ‘how.’ Our extensive range of oral language and literacy resources provide opportunities to listen, observe, participate, and interact. Learners, at every age, need daily opportunities to learn and practice any language for their literacy skills to flourish.

Watch our library grow – we are adding to it all the time.

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FREE Resource! Follow this link for this free resource to help both left and right-handed learners focus on their pencil grip. Newsletter resources - Sound Beginnings

What we are reading…
"Creating a culture of productive classroom talk"

The focus of this article is to provide guidance on the development of classroom talk in a classroom over the year. Strategies are presented that were used by Kaye Bluett (pseudonym), an experienced Year 4 teacher, to improve five key skills of classroom talk: (1) active listening, (2) justifying and explaining ideas, (3) sharing incomplete ideas, (4) building on others' ideas, and (5) questioning and challenging ideas.

Norms of accepted practices do not come about quickly, nor do they develop on their own. Students struggle to know what, how and when to contribute to classroom discussion or how to respond to peers appropriately. The development of classroom norms requires teacher guidance, positive encouragement, explicit teaching of expectations-and lots of practice.

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