1. Reading posters 40-60 months www.earlybirdyeducation.com
These posters can be used to support the learning environment and teaching. They are a breakdown of each strand within the month band in Reading.

2. Continues a rhyming string.
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3. Hears and says the initial sound in words.
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4. Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together and knows which letters represent some of them.
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5. Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.
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6. Begins to read words and simple sentences.
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7. Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books.
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8. Enjoys an increasing range of books.
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9. Knows that information can be retrieved from books and computers.
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10. 40-60 months Hears and says the initial sound in words.
Continues a rhyming string.
Hears and says the initial sound in words.
Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together and knows which letters represent some of them.
Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.
Begins to read words and simple sentences.
Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books.
Enjoys an increasing range of books.
Knows that information can be retrieved from books and computers.
40-60 months
Reading