In 2018, literacy was the lowest achieving area of learning for the early years. That same year, the Government set out its ambition to halve the proportion of children leaving Reception without the early literacy, language and communications skills they need.
A Centre of Excellence for Literacy Teaching is developing a national network of 34 English Hub schools, sharing free DfE language and literacy support in Reception, but is only available to schools.
Literacy is one of the four specific areas of the EYFS. The EYFS framework says literacy development involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write, and states that children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials to ignite their interest.
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