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As part of Education Trends, Edutopia have put together a few ideas and suggestions about how you, as a parent, can get involved in your child’s literacy development through their 2013 article: Parent Involvement in Early Literacy. Check it out and see what tips you can pick up!

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Yes, even LEGO UK realises the importance of literacy, and how play in the early years can benefit development. Check out the article on the ‘Parents’ section of their website – it’s an interesting read!

LEGO.com (2009) quote:
“Through play, children acquire the ability for abstract thought and symbolic representation, and an understanding of rules – all of which are fundamental for linguistic processing.”

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This article looks at all the skills children use and develop when involved in dramatic play.

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In 2011, the Raising Children Network, (the Australian parenting website) put together a detailed outline of literacy and development in children. The page is split down into age-appropriate information, which we have so far found very useful. The main page can be located here, with further information available from the left-hand menu.

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Article entitled Introducing Your Child to the Arts: Dramatic Play for Children, written by National Endowment for the Arts