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Building Blocks : Early Literacy @ Home

We had the opportunity to run two phases of the pilot Building Blocks programme, supported by Temasek Foundation, for parents of children aged 1-3 to learn how to build their toddler’s early literacy skills at home.

Parents or caregivers that participate in Building Blocks join a closed Facebook group where we share the components of early literacy, as well as easily actionable, hands-on tips that the participants can use to develop their children’s pre-reading skills at home. Each family received an Early Literacy Kit comprising multi-use toys, a story book and a teaching tool that they could use with guidance from demo videos on the Facebook Group. Topics covered include enhancing vocabulary, building early phonological awareness and shared book reading.

Phase 1 ran from March 2020 to May 2020, during the “Circuit Breaker” period, and had 86 parents participating. Phase 2 ran from October 2020 to January 2021 and was scaled up to just over 500 participants. Phase 2 also presented a wider range of content, and greater age-specification.

Here's some of the feedback from past participants of Building Blocks:

WHAT IS EARLY LITERACY?

Early literacy involves the development of pre-reading skills, usually before the child starts formal schooling (*i.e. K1). These “emergent literacy” skills include alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, print knowledge, vocabulary and oral language.

Emergent literacy skills build a foundation for learning (reading and writing) that is important for your child’s subsequent language and cognitive development. To help the child develop emergent literacy these skills, parents can put in place a literacy-rich environment filled with meaningful activities. Active involvement and support from caregivers will also help the child understand, practise, and improve on these skills.

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