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Foundations

Pronunciation

How do I know I’m teaching the sounds correctly?

Teaching Sounds

Should we teach one ‘Tuning into sounds’ game or one oral blending activity every day?

Resources

Do I need to buy any resources to teach Little Wandle Foundations for Phonics?

What training is there for Little Wandle Foundations and do we need to buy resources?

Do we need to buy any resources for Foundations?

Should we use the Foundations resources for our rising threes?

What’s included in Foundations for a love of reading?

Which books should I include in my setting?

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Rhyme time

Do the Rhyme time nursery rhymes need to be taught in order?

Can I teach Rhyme time with my whole class?

Why are rhymes so important in the Nursery years?

Why do nursery rhymes matter?

How can Foundations help me teach nursery rhymes?

How do I use the rhyme time activities linked to rhyming?

Where can I find extra resources to support rhyme time?

How do we embed rhyming in our everyday practice?

We’ve finished the 20 rhymes. What shall we do next?

Will you be bringing out any more rhymes?

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Book plans

How long should I teach the Foundations for a Love of Reading book plans for?

How do I use the book plans?

Settings

How can I create a language-rich environment?

Have you got any tips for how we can set up our classrooms for the new year?

Training

How can I train new members of my team to use the Foundations programme?

Is there any training for Little Wandle Foundations?

How do we get our Foundations team ready for the next academic year?

What do you suggest we do for a quick refresher training for Foundations?

Parents

How can I support our parents to understand Little Wandle Foundations?

How can we get our parents involved with Foundations for a Love of Reading?

How can I make reading at home less daunting for families?

Where is the link that I can use to share the Rhyme time videos with parents at home?

GPCs Nursery

I have some children in my group who seem ready to learn GPCs. What do you recommend?

If some of my children are ready, can I teach them the graphemes?

Oral blending games

My children are really struggling with the oral blending games. Any tips?

Recorded webinars

Do you record your Foundations webinars?

Are there any recorded webinars about Foundations for a Love of Reading?

Interactions

Where can I find out more about high-quality interactions?

Where can I find the the interaction posters?

Where can I find the the interaction techniques prompt cards?

How can I support my team with their interactions?

SEND

Can we use Foundations resources and planning with children with SEND?

New pupil

A child has just joined my class. Where should I start with Foundations with them?

Children's Names

How would you suggest we teach children to write their names?

Should we display the Little Wandle grapheme cards next to children’s names?

How should we teach name-writing?

I’m struggling to think of alliterative sentences for some of my children’s names. Can you help?

Assessment

Are there any assessments for Little Wandle Foundations?

Timetabling

Where should Foundations sit in my day-to-day provision?

How often should we teach the different parts of the Foundations programme to different age groups?

Should we timetable Rhyme time and Tuning into sounds at different times?

Suitability

Is the Foundations programme suitable for two-year-olds?

Weekly Planning

Do you have a weekly plan builder for Foundations?