1. www.earlybirdyeducation.com Reading posters 30-50 months These posters can be used to support the learning environment and teaching. They are a breakdown of each strand within the 30-50 month band in Reading.

2. Enjoys rhyming and rhythmic activities. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

3. Shows awareness of rhyme and alliteration. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

4. Recognises rhythm in spoken words. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

5. Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

6. Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

7. Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

8. Suggests how the story might end. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

9. Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

10. Describes main story settings, events and principal characters. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

11. Shows interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

12. Recognises familiar words and signs such as own name and advertising logos. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

13. Looks at books independently. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

14. Handles books carefully. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

15. Knows information can be relayed in the form of print. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

16. Holds books the correct way up and turns pages. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

17. Knows that print carries meaning and, in English, is read from left to right and top to bottom. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com

18. Enjoys rhyming and rhythmic activities. Shows awareness of rhyme and alliteration. Recognises rhythm in spoken words. Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups. Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories. Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured. Suggests how the story might end. Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall. Describes main story settings, events and principal characters. Shows interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment. Recognises familiar words and signs such as own name and advertising logos. Looks at books independently. Handles books carefully. Knows information can be relayed in the form of print. Holds books the correct way up and turns pages. Knows that print carries meaning and, in English, is read from left to right and top to bottom. 30-50 months Reading www.earlybirdyeduction.com