Alliteration

What is 'alliteration'?

Alliteration relates to the repetition of words with the same beginning sound in a phrase or sentence.

Why it matters

Teaching alliteration to children before they learn to read helps build essential phonological awareness, the ability to recognise and manipulate sounds in spoken language. It allows children to identify and differentiate the starting sounds of words, which strengthens their sound-to-letter associations, an important skill needed when they learn to read. By engaging with playful, rhythmic language patterns, children will develop a stronger foundation for understanding the relationships between sounds and letters, setting them up for success when they begin to decode words and read.

Activities using Cami's Reading
Adventure Card Set

‘Look at the picture and say the word. What’s the first sound you hear in this word?’
‘Can you think of another word that starts with the same sound?’
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Teaching tips

  • Alliteration relates to hearing the same sound at the start of more than one word. The spelling of the word isn’t considered at this stage of learning. In some cases, there is more than one written representation of a sound. This concept is introduced later on.
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