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Here youā€™ll find clear, actionable guidance on early reading, writing, and phonics to help you support your child at home with confidence.

Parent supporting reading at home by sharing a calm daily reading routine with young child, building early literacy skills through simple activities.
Support Your Child's Reading at Home and Build a Calm Daily Reading Routine Apr 28, 2025
Mum walking her two children to school on their first day of Reception, supporting early literacy and school readiness
Is My Child Ready for School? Apr 23, 2025
Stretchy vs. Bouncy Sounds: A Simple Phonics Trick to Boost Blending and Reading Confidence Apr 14, 2025
Phase-by-phase tricky word chart or graphic
Mastering Tricky Words: A Phase by Phase Guide to Phonics Success Apr 08, 2025
Child playing a phonics memory game to build automaticity in reading
Why Automaticity Comes Before Fluency in Reading (With 10 Fun Memory Games to Boost Learning!) Mar 13, 2025
15 Fun Playdough Activities to Build Hand Strength for Early Writing Readiness Feb 28, 2025
children learn to write letters b and d correctly using multi-sensory activities and visual anchors.
Why Kids Reverse Letters (b, d, p) and How to Fix It: 7 Proven Strategies for Parents Feb 25, 2025
How Singing, Music, and Movement Supercharge Your Childā€™s Phonics Learning Feb 21, 2025
How 'Alien Words' Boost Phonics Skills & Phonics Screening Check Success Feb 14, 2025
What are Children's Rights to Read? Feb 12, 2025
Welcome to The Little Reading Nest Blog Feb 08, 2025

This week on the blog...

Support Your Child's Reading at Home and Build a Calm Daily Reading Routine Apr 28, 2025
Is My Child Ready for School? Apr 23, 2025
Stretchy vs. Bouncy Sounds: A Simple Phonics Trick to Boost Blending and Reading Confidence Apr 14, 2025

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Hi, I'm Del.

My mission is to help stressed mums find simple solutions to supporting their children's early reading, writing, and phonics at home.

I'm here to help you cut through the noise around early literacyĀ so that you can feel calm, capable, and confident about your child's learning.

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