Literacy Is Taught Through Things Such As Phonics...

In primary schools, literacy is taught through things such as Phonics. In 2012, The Department for Education (DfE) introduced a phonics screening check for pupils at the end of year 1. The check asks pupils to read 40 words, of which 20 are pseudo-words. This allows teachers to identify which pupils have a genuine grasp of decoding and which pupils are in need of further support. â€Å"Since 2012, the proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard has increased from 58% to 74% in 2014†. Literacy enables children at a young age to understand how the alphabet works and concentrates on speaking and listening skills, phonological awareness and oral blending and segmenting. Additional activities that can be done to help with literacy are drama, guided reading, peer work and talking in groups. Children with good literacy skills are abler to take advantage of the opportunities that they may come across as they would be literate in a subject area. A child should have good word rec ognition and language comprehension in order to be successfully literate. Furthermore, Literacy skills can be developed outside of the school environment. DfE found that â€Å"research has shown that children’s motivation and achievement improve when their parents or carers are involved in their education†. Speaking and listening is important because it develops a range of skills which can benefit the child. It links with cognitive development, thinking and learning. It also links with language, emotional and