What are fine motor skills, and why are they important? Fine motor skills focus on building the strength and dexterity in the hands to improve your child’s efficiency with pencil grip, writing, drawing, gluing, scissor usage, tying shoelaces, buttoning jackets,...
A guide for parents and educators on the stages of learning to read that children will go through on their learning to read journey. Words are everywhere! So it’s essential that parents and educators provide children with reading experiences daily. We want...
It’s little wonder that we often feel as though our kids aren’t as successful with reading as we’d like them to be. The “reading wars” – the battle between sounding out words and using the sentence as context for understanding – have seemed only to add...
Starting school can bring lots of excitement, anticipation and sometimes anxiety for children. It’s almost time to gear up again and get ready for the new school year, so here are our top tips for a great start to school! Routines We all know how much children...
Begin Bright recognises that all children develop at different stages. This is a general overview of milestones that children aged 4-years-old may be achieving. I am 4-years-old! I’m learning to: Write and recognise the letters in my name Make marks that look...
In what feels like 2 minutes after they are born, your baby is starting to talk. Then you start seeing hints of your baby growing up and becoming a little person you can have conversations with (on a good day!). Finally, it’s time to start thinking about sending...
