Early Reading

Helma Phillips

There are so many good reasons to communicate with site visitors. Tell them about sales and new products or update them with tips and information.

Here are some reasons to make blogging part of your regular routine.


Blogging is an easy way to engage with site visitors

Writing a blog post is easy once you get the hang of it. Posts don’t need to be long or complicated. Just write about what you know, and do your best to write well.


Show customers your personality

When you write a blog post, you can really let your personality shine through. This can be a great tool for showing your distinct personality.


Blogging is a terrific form of communication

Blogs are a great communication tool. They tend to be longer than social media posts, which gives you plenty of space for sharing insights, handy tips and more.


It’s a great way to support and boost SEO

Search engines like sites that regularly post fresh content, and a blog is a great way of doing this. With relevant metadata for every post so search engines can find your content.


Drive traffic to your site

Every time you add a new post, people who have subscribed to it will have a reason to come back to your site. If the post is a good read, they’ll share it with others, bringing even more traffic!


Blogging is free

Maintaining a blog on your site is absolutely free. You can hire bloggers if you like or assign regularly blogging tasks to everyone in your company.


A natural way to build your brand

A blog is a wonderful way to build your brand’s distinct voice. Write about issues that are related to your industry and your customers.

Early Reading

By test May 15, 2023
Teaching your child to read is a complex process and takes time, skill and a lot of patience! One of the first questions I am asked about teaching children to read is, 'How should I pronounce the letter sounds?' It is not as simple as you might expect. Firstly, it is the letter sounds that children need for very early reading not their alphabet names. A lot has changed over the last few years and we no long say duh (d) or puh (p). Experience and research has led to the eradication of the 'uh' addition to the pure sounds. The way I explain it is to say 'puh', take away the 'uh' sound and you are left with the pure sound 'p', for example. It is crucial that we get the pronunciation of initial sounds correct to enable effective blending for reading. For example, if a child tries to blend the letters in the word 'pram by saying 'puh, ruh, a, muh' they will read 'puhramuh' not 'pram.' All schools in the UK teach pronunciation of pure letter sounds. It is important to get the pronunciation right before your child starts any formal education or they might have to unlearn some really bad habits!
By test May 15, 2023
Write about something you know. If you don’t know much about a specific topic that will interest your readers, invite an expert to write about it.