Resources
Guides for the early years and primary age range: how reading and number sense develop, what phonics teaching involves, and routines that make learning at home sustainable.
Reading is not one skill but a staircase: decoding words, then reading them fluently, then understanding and enjoying what they say. A child can stand on one step and look as if they are on the next. The reading guide explains the stages, the signs a child is stuck at each one, and what helps at home.
School reports are full of phonics jargon that assumes training most parents never had: phoneme, grapheme, blending, segmenting. The phonics guide translates the terms, shows what systematic phonics teaching looks like, and lists the signs that a child needs more than classroom teaching.
Children who can count are not always children who understand number. The number-sense guide explains what the skill actually is, how mathematical reasoning develops, and the everyday Bali moments, market money, cooking measures, travel time, that build both.
The hour after school decides whether the evening goes well. The routines guide sets out a framework that protects rest, reading and homework without turning the afternoon into a second school day, with adaptable grids for ages 5 to 8 and 9 to 12.
Many Bali children learn in English while speaking another language at home. One guide in this section covers what that means for reading, vocabulary and confidence, and how parents can support both languages without choosing between them.
Readiness is less about knowing letters and more about routines, language and independence. The table below separates the early-years band from the school-age band, because what helps a three-year-old is not what helps an eight-year-old, and mixing the two wastes everyone’s afternoon.
| Band | Typical ages | What develops | Where the guides help |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early years | About 2 to 6 | Play-based learning, language, phonological awareness, early number | Phonics explained; additional-language learning |
| Primary | About 5 to 11 | Reading fluency to comprehension, number sense and reasoning, study routines | Reading fluency; number sense; after-school routines |
Five guides for the years when habits form.
For families who want structured support, our service pages describe early years and primary tutoring, reading and writing support, and how matching works for young children.
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