What you should be able to do
- Develop secure oral language with highly supported practice.
- Develop increasingly independent print awareness with highly supported practice.
- Develop applied sound play with highly supported practice.
- Develop confident story understanding with highly supported practice.
- Apply Early Years Literacy skills through structured practice appropriate to ages 4–6.
- Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.
Course journey
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
How learning is evidenced
Practice evidence
Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.
Completion task
A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.
Who this pathway is for
This pathway is designed for Early Years learners (ages 4–6) who want to develop oral language, print awareness, sound play, story understanding at Starter level.
Progression
After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Early Years Literacy, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.