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Early Learning
Joining in with School Radio Early Learning programmesAudio provides ideal resources for Early Learning through programmes which combine stories, music, movement, games and plenty of interaction.

Each of the series supports speaking and listening skills and links directly to the topic areas identified within the Early Years Foundation Stage of the National Curriculum.
Brief details of Early Learning programmes:
Listen and Play
Age 3 - 5
Listen and Play is a 28 part audio resource for pre-school children emphasising the development of early literacy skills. Each programme includes familiar songs, rhymes, stories and sound discrimination games to develop children's listening skills and confidence with spoken language. The programmes appear in each term of the year.
Stimulus sounds
Age 3 - 5
Stimulus sounds is a series of 5 x 15' programmes, based on the sound effects available from the Stimulus sounds library. It offers collections of carefully themed sounds for the children to listen to, identify and respond to. Each programme has two sections: the first half of each is linked by a presenter; the second half of each offers just the stimulus sounds for teachers to mediate as they wish.
Stimulus sounds library
Age 3 - 5+
The Stimulus sounds library is a collection of 200+ sound effects for teachers to use as they wish - either to build listening skills or as the stimulus for speaking activiites or other related work. The complete Stimulus sounds library is only available to listen online, whereas the Stimulus sounds programmes may be ordered on pre-recorded CDs (UK schools only). See the order form.
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BBC World Class

BBC World Class
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