Pre- literacy skills

Pre-literacy skills are those that little children need before they begin to read and write, for example, drawing curvy and straight lines, sound discrimination, and recognising a few phonemes.

A few early years settings already require children to begin writing in books even before they acquire the correct pencil grip.

I would like to advocate for progressive transition into literacy (writing) for young children.

Air writing, finger painting, threading, cutting with children scissors, beading are a few exercises to help children gain mastery over their fine motor skills.

The goal should be equipping children with skills for flexible wrist movement for handwriting.