Introduction 

The purpose of this document is to provide clarity for school staff about how to best support children in developing their literacy skills. It will also be helpful to all those involved in teaching children to read and write.

This document presents an overview of the way in which children learn to read and write; the skills required and why some children might experience additional difficulties. We also talk about how to intervene when difficulties are noted. 

Reading and writing are complex processes that involve a number of other sub skills including language development and comprehension, fine motor skills, auditory discrimination skills, and visual recognition skills. Some children and young people experience difficulties in one or more of these areas, or with the ability to bring all these skills together.

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