The following information is taken from the NHS Children and Young people’s Speech and Language Therapy Service. Please like their page on facebook for more really useful information and activities to help with early language development.
Did you know? Phonological (Sound) Awareness involves listening and playing around with sounds in words. Children can then begin to understand how the sounds join together to form words.
Children benefit from being able to break words down into smaller parts called ‘syllables’. First show your child by clapping 
whilst saying 
words and then let them try too!
Remember: these activities are beneficial for all children in nursery and early school years as it helps with early reading 
and writing 
skills. The activities also support children with speech sound difficulties !
Try our syllable activities below using words with different numbers of syllables.
