13th February 2019
Celebrating last years anniversary's21st January 2019
Physical, social and cognitive challenges with Catboy, Owlette and Gekko!15th January 2019
We're excited to announce that the brand-new mobile friendly website, Right Start Online, is now available!18th December 2018
Episode 8 - Rainbow28th November 2018
Episode 7 - Toy Shop12th November 2018
In Christmas Clothes Week 2018, Tumble Tots will be dressing up in Christmas themed attire to support charity.29th October 2018
Tumble Tots have won 'Best Childrens Physical Play Programme' in the UK22nd March 2018
Exclusive discounts for our Tumble Tots members for great attractions across the UK.26th September 2018
'When I Grow Up' with Peppa Pig26th July 2018
Episode 4 - Wonderland17th July 2018
Join us every Monday of the Summer Holidays LIVE...30th May 2018
Please vote for our franchisees in this year's What's On 4 Awards15th June 2018
Members can get tickets at a discounted rate*24th May 2018
Tumble Tots are extremely proud to have been nominated in three different categories for this year's What's On 4 Kids Awards.23rd May 2018
10th May 2018
19th April 2018
Last year we exceeded our fundraising target of £50,000...16th April 2018
Tumble Tots will once again be exhibiting at the Baby Show...11th January 2016
Please vote for usSeptember 2016
visit www.tumbletots.tv to view17th October 2016
17th - 23rd OctoberJanuary 2017
2017 Charity PartnershipJanuary 2017
Great partnership for 2017 with Tommys27th March 2017
Winners5th June 2017
Six fun educational games and story book14th June 2017
Healthy Body and Healthy Teeth5th May 2018
Friday 9th March
5th February 2018
Climbing, balance and agility fun with three of your favourite heroes!30th January 2018
Best Family Friendly Childrens Activity Provider 20181st December 2017
Download your favourite Christmas songs!16th November 2017
Wear your Christmas Clothes to Classes!24th September 2017
Our 25th Anniversary with Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly, raising funds for Tommy's!Even from the moment they can hold things in their hands, babies will enjoy looking at books, turning the pages ‘playing with them’. They enjoy the comfort associated with reading; sitting on your lap, cuddling in for a story, listening to changes in your voice as you read to them. But don’t think you always have to be involved – books are the perfect thing for older babies to pick up on their own and enjoy looking at and this should be encouraged.
Your younger toddler will be fascinated by any book that relates to his experiences, so look for books that relates to his experiences, so look for books that reflect his world; ones with photos of toys, foods and other children are especially good. These will give you the chance to chat about the story. Say things like: ‘You’ve got a teddy like that, haven’t you?’ to encourage speech development. Even if he doesn’t say many words, such discussions will add to the mental store of words he’s building. Books with pull-tabs, flaps and peepholes are a good way of encouraging his involvement in the book and by doing so he’ll be learning invaluable pre-reading skills:
As your growing toddler develops a greater interest in books, have a selection of them placed at a level he can easily see and reach. Letting him choose what book you read together will only increase his confidence. But don’t worry if your child chooses the same bedtime story over and over again. Although it may drive you mad, it can help his listening skills – and he’ll love catching you out when you miss out a word! In fact, reading researchers have found that having a favourite book at aged three can be a significant factor in later reading success.
He’s never too young to join your local library. Try to go regularly and give him plenty of time to look at the books on display. Your child will also enjoy the grown-up feeling he has when returning books and being able to choose his own books. Many libraries often run story-time sessions and take advantage of any activities going on at the library, such as story-time sessions.
A big step towards eventual reading is understanding the difference between pictures and words. At first words will just be black squiggles, but explain that as he learns to read, the ‘squiggles’ will become words that tell him the story, too. This is a good time to pay more attention to the words, following them with your finger as your read. Books that are repetitive are good in encouraging her to guess what will come next – the Three Little Pigs is an excellent example.
Children need a bank of vocabulary before they can really enjoy reading as they can only understand words in print if they have already met them in speech. The more words they know, the easier they will find reading. Talk ’around’ the book you’re reading together. If he already knows the story, ask him if he remembers what it’s about before you read it and afterwards encourage him to chat about the story and relate it to his own experiences. Use words like ‘cover’, ‘title’, ‘author’ and ‘illustrator’ – point them out in the book and explain what they mean.
Try to establish a ‘book at bedtime’ routine. This should be a cosy, quiet time for both of you at the end of a busy day. If you have more than one child, try to give each the treat of their own bedtime story, even if they enjoy joint sessions at other times. Don’t keep books just for bedtime, tough. Make them part of your daily routine, keep some in the car and in various rooms in the house.
Look out for these pre-reading skills which show he may be ready to branch out on his own.
Respect your child’s choice of books. Try not to say ‘Not that book again … ‘and be ready to discuss his book with him.
Encouraging your child’s reading is the most important thing you ca do for an early reader. He may be feeling pressure that his reading doesn’t compare to his classmates’ or siblings’. Giving him plenty of praise for his efforts is a great help. You may feel concerned about his reading level, but rather than making him feel anxious by doing a set ‘reading practice’ for a specific length of time each day, just encourage his awareness of words in the everyday world. Get him to read any letters that come home with him from school while getting his tea ready, rather than keeping them to read yourself, later; cereal packets with their ‘free offers’ are great source of reading material, as are shop signs, supermarket shelf tickets –the world of words is endless.