Designed to help learners strengthen basic skills, Spectrum Phonics Readiness instructs preschoolers how to recognize letters and their order, understand beginning and ending sounds, determine long vowel sounds, and follow simple directions. It features 128 full-color, perforated pages with a variety of activities, including matching and coloring, and practice and preparation for grades to come.

This book guides students and practitioners through the wealth of information on cognition and language development by breaking the area down into manageable chunks and drawing these together into a full understanding of the holistic nature of child development. Children with communication difficulties are at risk of poor outcomes educationally, socially and in employability. Whilst there may be a range of interventions which can help children, it is the practice of those working with them that is the key to success. Therefore a firm understanding of communication development and the ability...