Explain Why Children Need To Recognise Signs Of Literacy Difficulties

To be able to ensure that the children you work with are not illiterate you need to be able to recognise signs of literacy difficulties. As an education support worker you need to understand that children develop at different rates. Some children will pick up on things very easily and others will not. Sometime children who are behind on literacy development will catch up on thier own but there will be some children who will need extra help. Struggling early in their literacy development can cause delays in their development over the long term.
There are some early signs that your child might be having trouble with early literacy skills. These signs will involve both oral language and knowledge of word structure including knowing letters, rhyming,