One in three six-year-olds can’t spell their own name, new study reveals

Kids are struggling to spell adjacent their ain sanction these days (Image: IMAGO Images / Cover Images)

Many kids conflict to spell their sanction close up until the property of six, according to a caller survey that showed much than 1 successful 3 (34%) are having difficulty.

To amended literacy and promote their children, parents are uncovering ways to marque spelling and speechmaking much fun.

This includes offering rewards specified arsenic other surface clip for each publication work (23%) and tried-and-true methods specified arsenic treats arsenic rewards (22%), pouch wealth (15%), and storytelling with quality voices (28%).

The survey, commissioned by Birds Eye, spoke to 1000 parents and revealed strategies they usage astatine location to marque speechmaking and spelling an enjoyable portion of their children’s day, which included spelling games (28%), pointing retired caller words successful books (36%), arsenic good arsenic utilizing letter-shaped foods astatine mealtimes (13%).

It showed that astir each parents (96%) find mealtimes the champion clip to walk prime clip unneurotic and are captious for kid development.

Many kids conflict to spell their sanction close up until the property of six (Image: IMAGO Images / Cover Images)

Because of this, parents usage mealtimes to see fun, acquisition activities similar making meal unneurotic (81%), plating nutrient successful a originative mode with carnal figures (39%), and cutting nutrient into letters (60%).

Primary schoolhouse teacher and children’s writer Kit Brown is moving with Birds Eye to observe the 40th day of Alphabites by launching the Alphabites challenge.

The competition is calling for parents and their children to taxable their champion ‘words connected a plate’ and wherefore it is important to them to triumph £1000 worthy of publication vouchers. Runners-up volition besides each person a £50 publication voucher.

“I deliberation it is indispensable to signifier the value of speechmaking and spelling, and this contention allows children to marque it amusive and interactive,” Brown said.

“I’m thrilled to beryllium judging the contention and can’t hold to spot the creations! Intrigued to cognize what words the entrants travel up with.”

“Our extremity is to animate amusive with letters and words. Alphabites are the cleanable mode to harvester household mealtimes with education, bringing enjoyment and interactivity to the meal table,” Birds Eye spokesperson, Mike Sowerby, said.

“We’re excited to spot what originative entries are submitted and larn astir the inspiration down each masterpiece.”