{"id":90,"date":"2021-05-11T09:33:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T08:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/p1transitionatjhpsandsncn\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T11:09:18","slug":"literacy-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/p1transitionatjhpsandsncn\/literacy-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some fun activities to do at home that would help your child get ready for Literacy Learning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-99\" 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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 loading=\"lazy\" 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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