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Encourage your child to hold a pencil correctly.<\/li>\n<li>If your child is ready to write, copying and and writing alongside an adult is beneficial.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage them to write their name with a capital letter only at the first letter of their name, followed by lowercase letters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click below for a letter formation template:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/p1transitionatjhpsandsncn\/uploads\/sites\/18209\/2021\/05\/11100627\/Letter-Formation.pdf\">Letter Formation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-ea.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/ea\/public\/p1transitionatjhpsandsncn\/uploads\/sites\/18209\/2021\/05\/11095800\/Pencil-Pot-197x300.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&#038;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJT%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIAyGCXHqXy%2F91sI%2B1HbSuJDUAgKUmSn1uErbFb90ZMtOAiEA7EnIIL7g3TXvug2daNJiJjOJeKC%2B%2Fzyn3NtgPUvcWioquQUIXBAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDHWa2bAvn2ssl5g6rCqWBTdp4dOztVKexr4%2FUz2KLEUtuiajqTIo6jzKHVHBVGE5OD2WJ31IlYJ39My%2BTXqymgZscYw9c3VFAQuenD1%2BtUCDbEa9iSBsKo51Sy0ZWoguLZL8jkrZ05HHbMat4XZZj2rBVnGGz509m8Wf5j4sR44nclIA5foMdG3pbnSMyMFXmOKfaHNGuOX2Qdc4UXa7bwFbgVmCOQKO%2BLodSnVOlSQYsRqnnimnLyNLVLCv1losEWCFmBkOz%2FBwlG40yjpdAOTx6JjsjATkCsv%2BQrWgpsmri97hW3xnyDWrZndJla%2BqS5wLPHVCcBKmNvvq8UP3ehKQmzj1efK42N5IpOM2v%2FFOBxTXf6kQsDTbs8Q1SuTg9ThIWl7gWaK1VoP2wBQCGa6TNjUiVb05MjFyTuuinIn8U%2Bpye3cqik2YCwCvbwCAoioodYsECi4xbXzjyNQcUYjxHHgVNoVbdicJid0xintIttVfNCKykYzlU4ci7xKZ99cF9Zve3nsNEf%2FZ8zzc9n5%2B%2Br4%2FJ4caWC3uTrqIfcxbpYizuMKMbj73u1YPqIuDAcg5TPJTVvn6tL0qCs1%2F6E6abMSKY%2FLl5jUl9IO2xXecN7l%2FcrsNwIwqL7uw2JDeJvhsTFo8%2BGnLROBVbiUCcxDYc8lgx3JGQVqRDDOpldAVsFPvIwa8PGqklf6z3Qf4asFoYrkWBYbcUkVLhUZ%2BVI8Yi96ReFha5SQU1DWl07Wov51805XRm1GLSrcUrOr5lE6qTZUV7jtLysQZkYTaOoyU5B4EPhxq4RxKwzXw5XzsovXGWqHm3K%2Fam2%2FmYtvdSkK2JVLqbSrcTS2%2F6SgUVomvhaqzU236dVqpSyYUrwzA6Vj9X4A%2Ftv8dOCFUs8tyJwbq4FaAMJ6fydQGOrEB94MK1m01P3zhfP%2BWR7tSBHKymYw5Ng%2FTcCN44Gqk2EQg6Nk1jwnNBcXYRL0pn6FL1WP91lttXI2MptsuLfxL8iJ0gi%2BHke2EBSCo1Bd7i5cPCWj3P5atiCHke80vQnq3rgGC7Vsz8NOTRHdUQsAmaK3YXdJqSe%2F5esGflgROlrsXV%2BKT5C0dYTW%2Bhh0xjIf3OdsJQ0QwHjpQndWi4C7L2aDOcbW5sP38GqOQvYKpKrnH&#038;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&#038;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U3PG325YR%2F20260829%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&#038;X-Amz-Date=20260829T032744Z&#038;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&#038;X-Amz-Expires=900&#038;X-Amz-Signature=43c0cc946b6183a35ad8cdc904a7bd43b70ec7e760d013b7e01b56d194d137de\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-ea.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/ea\/public\/p1transitionatjhpsandsncn\/uploads\/sites\/18209\/2021\/05\/11095800\/Pencil-Pot-197x300.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJT%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIAyGCXHqXy%2F91sI%2B1HbSuJDUAgKUmSn1uErbFb90ZMtOAiEA7EnIIL7g3TXvug2daNJiJjOJeKC%2B%2Fzyn3NtgPUvcWioquQUIXBAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDHWa2bAvn2ssl5g6rCqWBTdp4dOztVKexr4%2FUz2KLEUtuiajqTIo6jzKHVHBVGE5OD2WJ31IlYJ39My%2BTXqymgZscYw9c3VFAQuenD1%2BtUCDbEa9iSBsKo51Sy0ZWoguLZL8jkrZ05HHbMat4XZZj2rBVnGGz509m8Wf5j4sR44nclIA5foMdG3pbnSMyMFXmOKfaHNGuOX2Qdc4UXa7bwFbgVmCOQKO%2BLodSnVOlSQYsRqnnimnLyNLVLCv1losEWCFmBkOz%2FBwlG40yjpdAOTx6JjsjATkCsv%2BQrWgpsmri97hW3xnyDWrZndJla%2BqS5wLPHVCcBKmNvvq8UP3ehKQmzj1efK42N5IpOM2v%2FFOBxTXf6kQsDTbs8Q1SuTg9ThIWl7gWaK1VoP2wBQCGa6TNjUiVb05MjFyTuuinIn8U%2Bpye3cqik2YCwCvbwCAoioodYsECi4xbXzjyNQcUYjxHHgVNoVbdicJid0xintIttVfNCKykYzlU4ci7xKZ99cF9Zve3nsNEf%2FZ8zzc9n5%2B%2Br4%2FJ4caWC3uTrqIfcxbpYizuMKMbj73u1YPqIuDAcg5TPJTVvn6tL0qCs1%2F6E6abMSKY%2FLl5jUl9IO2xXecN7l%2FcrsNwIwqL7uw2JDeJvhsTFo8%2BGnLROBVbiUCcxDYc8lgx3JGQVqRDDOpldAVsFPvIwa8PGqklf6z3Qf4asFoYrkWBYbcUkVLhUZ%2BVI8Yi96ReFha5SQU1DWl07Wov51805XRm1GLSrcUrOr5lE6qTZUV7jtLysQZkYTaOoyU5B4EPhxq4RxKwzXw5XzsovXGWqHm3K%2Fam2%2FmYtvdSkK2JVLqbSrcTS2%2F6SgUVomvhaqzU236dVqpSyYUrwzA6Vj9X4A%2Ftv8dOCFUs8tyJwbq4FaAMJ6fydQGOrEB94MK1m01P3zhfP%2BWR7tSBHKymYw5Ng%2FTcCN44Gqk2EQg6Nk1jwnNBcXYRL0pn6FL1WP91lttXI2MptsuLfxL8iJ0gi%2BHke2EBSCo1Bd7i5cPCWj3P5atiCHke80vQnq3rgGC7Vsz8NOTRHdUQsAmaK3YXdJqSe%2F5esGflgROlrsXV%2BKT5C0dYTW%2Bhh0xjIf3OdsJQ0QwHjpQndWi4C7L2aDOcbW5sP38GqOQvYKpKrnH&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U3PG325YR%2F20260829%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260829T032744Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=43c0cc946b6183a35ad8cdc904a7bd43b70ec7e760d013b7e01b56d194d137de 197w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/p1transitionatjhpsandsncn\/uploads\/sites\/18209\/2021\/05\/11095800\/Pencil-Pot.jpg 592w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read\/say\/sing Nursery Rhymes together (Humpty Dumpty, Jack &amp; Jill, Incy Wincy Spider etc.) The rhymes are important for rhyme, sound and pattern recognition. The BBC School Radio page for Nursery Rhymes can be helpful. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/school-radio\/nursery-rhymes-a-to-z-index\/z4ddgwx\">here<\/a> to visit the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/p1transitionatjhpsandsncn\/uploads\/sites\/18209\/2021\/05\/11100053\/Nursery-Rhymes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage your child to look at books. Show them the way to hold a book, to turn the pages and to follow print from left to right and top to bottom. 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