Welcome to Early Language & Literacy Foundations


Supporting young children to thrive and grow to have successful, fulfilling and happy futures.


Providing training, advice and support to drive school improvement and communication, phonics,
early reading and writing.

Packages are tailored to the needs of the school,
preschool or individual.

School class Amanda Lowe is a former member of the Norfolk Advisory Service where she worked as an Early Language and Literacy Consultant for 3 years. Prior to this role, she was a teacher in the EYFS and KSI in Norfolk and Devon.

She is now a freelance advisor offering high quality, practical support for the development of phonics, early language and literacy. Amanda also teaches a year one class two days a week, providing her with first-hand experience of what works and what doesn't and how it feels to be a teacher of young children in these changing times.

Training for students, NQTs, teachers returning to teaching, experienced teachers, new and experienced teaching assistants and senior leadership teams include:


Development of Phase One, Letters and Sounds

Development of rigorous synthetic phonics teaching and learning

Effective teaching of vocabulary

Effective early reading and writing development

Developing an early language and literacy monitoring cycle

Developing lead teachers for early language and literacy

In school advice and support

Cluster group training

Training at a venue

Support for families, parents and carers include:


Support packages for helping children at home



© 2011 Early Language and Literacy Foundations | www.ellf.co.uk | email: info@ellf.co.uk