English at home. A place to begin.

Stories, sounds and everyday activities. Find the right work for your child's next step.

Choose a learning resource

What they learn.
How they learn it.

Start with what they know.

Can they read familiar words and understand sentences? Find a starting point that fits.

Choosing an activity level
Books of different heights beside a wooden apple

Watch, listen, then try it.

Look at the work children do after a lesson. Compare speaking, reading and writing activities.

Choosing a learning routine
A pencil and a handwriting practice page
A notebook and calculator for comparing costs

Start where they are.
Choose what comes next.

One step at a time. English at home.

For families planning lessons at home and children starting with the basics.

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Learning at home

Make room for the story

Choose an English picture book for shared reading and use its pictures to talk about the story.

Learning resources

Find a workable starting point

Try a short activity and separate unfamiliar instructions from unfamiliar English before choosing the next level.

Learning at home

Listen for something familiar

Choose a song with clear language and give listening, understanding and singing separate roles in the activity.

Reading and writing

Choose the words before the game

Plan a simple English game by deciding what the child will say or understand and how much help the rules require.

Learning at home

Watch with a purpose

Pick a video with clear speech and useful pictures, then choose one response that shows what your child understood.

Reading and writing

A drawing and a sentence

Make an English picture diary from a real event, with support that fits what your child can write.

Learning resources

From tapping to making

Choose a digital English activity by its language task, the work it produces and the support your child will need.