Prepping Parents | Literacy Support for Families3 Jun 2025

S1, Ep 2: What are the building blocks of reading?

In this episode of Prepping Parents, hosts Danielle and Jess discuss the importance of phonological and phonemic awareness in early childhood literacy. They emphasize the need for parents to understand these concepts to better support their children's reading journey. The conversation covers practical strategies for fostering phonological awareness through playful activities and highlights the role of parents as facilitators in their children's learning process. Takeaways Phonological awareness is crucial for teaching kids to read. Phonemic awareness involves matching sounds with letters. Playful activities can enhance phonological skills. Reading together fosters language development. Parents should support learning without overwhelming their children. Rhyming games are effective for early literacy. Understanding sounds is foundational before introducing letters. Children learn to read by hearing language first. Parents are their child's first teachers in literacy. Focus on foundational skills rather than complex resources. Key Definitions Phonological awareness - the umbrella term for being able to recognise and manipulate the sounds of spoken words and differing levels Phonemic awareness - matching the written symbol for sounds (letters/graphemes) with their sound (phonemes) You've got this! A little reminder: This podcast is for informational and general discussion purposes only. We are not trained speech or literacy pathologists, and this isn’t educational advice for your child. We’re just parents sharing what’s worked for us. Always consult your child’s teacher or specialist for tailored guidance and advice.

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Episoder(46)

S1, Ep 46: The many ways to write down the “u” sound

In this episode of Prepping Parents, Danielle and Jess discuss the different ways to write down the long u sound. The girls discuss how it is a tricky sound to spell as there are two sound “you” and “...

2 Des 202513min

S1, Ep 45: What do the words boat, home and toe have in common?

In this episode of Prepping Parents, Danielle and Jess discuss the different ways to write down the long o sound… think oh go home etc. They discuss games and engaging ways to revise school taught con...

25 Nov 202513min

S1, Ep 44: What do like, bright and pie have in common?

In this episode of Prepping Parents, Danielle and Jess discuss the different ways to write down the long i sound… think biiiike, brighhhht etc. They discuss games and engaging ways to revise school ta...

20 Nov 202512min

S1, Ep 43: What is MSL?

In this episode of Prepping Parents, Jess is flying solo and uses the opportunity to share a bit more about MSL - Multi-Sensory Structured Language. She discusses what it is, who it can benefit and wh...

11 Nov 202511min

S1, Ep 42: How can we write down the sound 'e', think tree and tea!

In this episode of Prepping Parents, Danielle continues the latest 'mini-series' exploring how we can write down the same sound in multiple ways depending on the word. In this episode, we focus on the...

4 Nov 202510min

S1, Ep 41: Why is one 'sound' spelt so many ways? Think the 'a' sound in cake, rain and play!!

In this episode of Prepping Parents, Danielle starts a new 'mini series' exploring how we can spell one 'sound' multiple different ways depending on the word's history, origins and families. She uses ...

28 Okt 202512min

S1, Ep 40: Why isn't biscuit spelt biskit?

In this episode, Danielle shows how to apply the phonetic code Prepping Parents have covered to date by 'decoding' the words 'table', 'biscuit' and 'vacuum'. She explains the history of the words and ...

21 Okt 202514min

S1, Ep 39: Do the FLOSZ

In this episode of Prepping Parents, Danielle discusses the FLOSZ rule, also known as the one, one, one rule, which is crucial for spelling. She explains how this rule applies to one-syllable words wi...

14 Okt 20259min