James loves school, although he struggles to express this...every question is met by the same answer day-after-day - 'what did you do today?' - nothing; 'what did you have for lunch?' - can't remember, 'who did you play with?' - don't know.
One thing he does like to talk about though is 'Jolly Phonics'. This is the method they use in James' school for teaching the sounds of letters - each letter has a jolly phonic rhyme to help the kids learn the sound. Every time James sees a letter he recognises, he recites his jolly phonic rhyme...'a a ants on my arm, a a ants on my arm, a a ants on my arm, are causing me alarm!' is one example. His letter recognition has come on so much since starting school and he is starting to sound out words and really enjoys 'reading' his school books.......long may it last.
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