Learning to read and encouraging speech alongside this, has always been something that we hold dear in the KiddyCharts family; in fact we have been involved in charity campaigns to help insure that as many people as possible can read by the time their reach seven.
A critical element of helping a child to find their speech and reading feet is parental support, and the book that we are reviewing today provides great assistance in this.
First Words: A Focus on Final Consonants is designed to help children with their early speech development, as well as developing a love for books that can help with early reading. Early on in their lives, younger children can struggle with the final consonant sounds, with “ee” beat said instead of “eat” and “bo” rather than “boat”.
With wonderful illustrations of everyday words, and a parental guide at the beginning of this book, you can encourage your child to overcome this, or even help to develop their final consonants with less fuss.
The words chosen for the book are simple, and because they are repeated a number of times on the page and then placed into context, this gives an opportunity for the child to join in, if they want to.
The bright colours used are an aid to focusing the child as well, they aren’t just pretty!
The guidance at the beginning for parents is excellent, and will help anyone with understanding how the book is to be used to help their children.
Overall, this book seems like a great way to encourage your child to speak and to enjoy the act of reading. My only query would be that it is currently on Amazon for £6.09 new, which is probably a little bit higher than I would have expected.
Photo credit: Grant Cochrane / freedigitalphotos.net
This is a sponsored review, and the post contains affiliate links. However, all opinions are my own, as always.
Helen Neale
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, website editor and a qualified counsellor with experience of working with both children and adults.She is a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists, with her own private practise. She also freelances with her local Mind organisation.Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, use those grey cells at the same time, and supplement her counselling income.KiddyCharts has reach of over 680k across socials and the site. The site works with big family brands to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. She is a specialist counsellor for neurodivergent individuals and brings this expertise to her resources and the site. She is also an ADHDer herself.KiddyCharts gives 51%+ profits to charities, focused on supporting mental health and a community in TanzaniaHelen has also worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!