Testimonials…
| Teacher, St. Francis Primary School and Nursery Class, Glasgow | ||
| “Many thanks for such an excellent service. The children are playing on them now !” – Jan 2012 | ||
| Teacher, Avon Primary School, Bristol | ||
| “Very appealing, especially for boys. They are good for helping to reinforce the shape and direction of the letter.” – Oct 2011 | ||
| Julie Christmas, Nursery Manager, Cranbrook Independent Nursery & Pre-school, Charlwood, Surrey | ||
| “We’ve been using the new plastic version of Letter Roads for 18 months and find them invaluable to the children. The plastic version is fantastic as we use them in lots of different learning environments.” – June 2011 | ||
| Juliet Ferris, Manager. Monkfield Park Care & Learning Centre, Cambourne | ||
| “The children and adults love the Letter Roads!!!” – May 2011 | ||
| Terri Vrasich Noah’s Ark Preschool, McHenry, Illinois USA | ||
| “I went to a workshop yesterday with a literacy expert and workshop presenter in the United States. Michelle, the room went silent when I held them up. Everybody thought they were amazing! We had never seen so much color and loved the way they interconnect for word building! I love the color and durability of letter roads and the fact that my children are building words in the block area.” – Apr 2011 |
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| St John’s CE VC First School, Wimborne, Dorset |
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| “Thank you. We love them !!” – Feb 2011 | ||
| Erica Gearty. Manager, An Cotan Childcare Centre, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis |
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| “Not only are the boys totally delighted with their new letter and number roads but so are the girls – the novelty does not appear to have worn off. They are having fantastic fun and have a real interest in the numbers and letters using them within their imaginary play with all the added bits. I would strongly recommend this resource to all pre-school providers.” – Jan 2011 | ||
| Arlesey Nursery School and Childcare Centre – Bedfordshire | ||
| “The children really enjoy playing with them.” – Nov 2010 | ||
| K. Beeching – Ashford Play Nursery | ||
| “Thank you very much for the Letter Roads. The children love them especially the boys who have wanted to access them at every opportunity. What a great idea! We thoroughly recommend them to develop literacy skills, hand-eye co-ordination, letter recognition and so much more.” – June 2010 | ||
| Sarah Evans – Asst. Head Teacher. Chesterfield School | ||
| “We have been using the Letter Roads in our Year 1 Classes, in our Nurture Groups and in our Special Needs Classes. The children love them, especially the boys. They are robust enough to last for years.” – December 2009 | ||
| Ruskin Road Preschool | ||
| “Thank you for your prompt supply of the Letter Roads mats – they are great!.” – November 2009 | ||
| Little Merlins Preschool, Helston. Cornwall | ||
| “The children have absolutely loved playing with these.” – October 2009 | ||
| Dosthill School, West Midlands | ||
| “The reception kids enjoy Letter Roads so much, it is their favourite choice during ‘Golden Time’.” – April 2009 | ||
| Vicky Kellogg – Hampstead Hill School, London | ||
| “I have a child with Autism in my class. His mum and I were in tears when he moved a car around the letter ‘M’ saying the formation. It was a first! A moment we’ll never forget. Thank you.” – February 2009 | ||
| Hillary Little – Outreach Manager, Lindens Primary School, Sutton Coldfield | ||
| “I am a physical disability outreach manager for our local authority and your product really helps the children I work with to develop the concept of oblique lines when used in letter formation. One or two occupational therapists I work with have expressed an interest too.” – February 2009 | ||
| Helen Papps – Asst. Head Teacher, Ryvers School, Slough, Berks | ||
| “The feedback from staff is really good. Letter Roads gives children the chance to explore letters in a really interactive way. It is really good for older SEN children who are easily put off letter formation exercises and I have a queue of teachers waiting to try them out.” – January 2009 | ||
| Sharon Rea – Teacher, New View Nursery, Horsham, West Sussex | ||
| “We love the Letter Roads – particularly the boys – we put them out in the floor play area during our pre-school sessions and they are a big hit. We also used them individually to help emphasise our theme – i.e for winter and exploring ice, we used the letter ‘i’ as it has icy roads on it. A big success!.” – January 2009 | ||
| Fiona Ferguson – Teacher, Primary One, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | ||
| “I used the Letter Roads in Primary One. The children absolutely loved it. I was quite surprised that so many of them could play quite happily on the letters together. I thought it would be more of an individual thing, yet they all co-operated and drove their cars around while talking about the letter they were making. Some would even say ‘If we get that letter we could make cat’, or ‘That says rat’. I also like the way it allows them to play and experiment around the letter, and so is a terrific, practical, hands-on tool for developing their knowledge of, and comfort with letters.” | ||
| Rebecca Brewer – Parent, Launceston, Cornwall | ||
| “Thank you for sending the Letter Roads! My son Caleb is 3 and is very interested in them. He is also fairly obsessed with vehicles so I think this will be a good way of helping him learn letter shapes in a fun way.”"Crossing the road the other day Caleb pointed out the letters on the road that said “No Parking”, and I am convinced that the mats triggered that in his mind. I told him what it said and he totally understood.” |
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| Jennifer Sills – Directress, Nursery School, Berkhamsted, Herts. | ||
| “What I love about Letter Roads is that it not only helps children to learn their letter sounds by playing, but also helps imprint the letter shape on their mind.” | ||
| Debbie Dowman – Parent, Tintagel, Cornwall. | ||
| “I put out one letter at a time and asked if they could tell me what it was. Tracing the letter shape with his micro car the youngest child drove slowly along the road starting at the top of the letter ‘T’. After following the road to the end and then back to the crossover, he blurted out ‘It’s a “T” like Thomas!’.”"A few days later whilst drawing pictures, it became evident that the Letter Roads had done the trick, as the youngest child started to scribe the letter ‘T’ all around the edge of the page. The first few attempts were not quite perfect but the shape was there.” | ||
| Saphron Foster – Head of Nursery, Cotmanhay Infant School, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. | ||
| “The letter road maps are great for encouraging children to follow correct letter formation with a truck or car. They particularly help the boys to develop their understanding of letters, which they may not normally be interested in. All the children have great fun using the boards – which is vital to learning in the Early Years. They are a great success!.” | ||
| Judith Dennis – Parent, Kingseat, Dunfermline, Scotland. | ||
| “I just wanted to pass on my praise for Letter Roads. A friend kindly gave them to my daughter as a gift – she has learning difficulties and has been given an additional year of nursery, delaying starting school. She loves the roads, the visual element clearly links right in to keep her interested and fix the letters in her mind – she also has a short attention span! So well done- you are clearly onto a fantastic, winning product. I’ve just recommended them to her nursery who were delighted to encounter them! Thank you.” | ||
