tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post2973464467469603231..comments2023-10-07T09:02:51.867+01:00Comments on Emily Benet: Emily and the Beanstalk Emily Benethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05889594625649397804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-6639867267513953462013-09-03T20:48:46.113+01:002013-09-03T20:48:46.113+01:00It's a lovely skill to share, and not just rea...It's a lovely skill to share, and not just reading -- it's also a lesson in general communications; learning to pair up with a new adult and interact can be a real challenge for a shy or worried child. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-9732866023575239812013-08-30T10:17:50.607+01:002013-08-30T10:17:50.607+01:00Thank you Lindsay! I just think it must be so frus...Thank you Lindsay! I just think it must be so frustrating and demoralising if you can't read. When I was little I struggled with maths and I remember just staring blankly at an exam paper and thinking, 'what's the point of even trying?' A one to one would have been brilliant! So I guess that's what I'll be doing, giving one to ones for kids lacking confidence!Shop Girlhttp://www.emilybenet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-35006858412819353242013-08-30T08:44:30.643+01:002013-08-30T08:44:30.643+01:00Sounds interesting and I hope you can tell us more...Sounds interesting and I hope you can tell us more - within all the rules of confidentiality of course. Like you, I believe literacy is hugely important. It helps general language and communication skills too. Many youngsters in Young Offenders Institutes are functionally illiterate which may have played some part in their offending behviour, so the more we can do in the early years the better! Good luck!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631254646368974136noreply@blogger.com