Once your child is familiar with the beginning sounds of words, they can then move on to the ending sounds. In Excel English Early Skills: Ending Consonant Sounds, your child will learn to: understand the relationship between letters and their sounds hear and recognise the ending sounds of words Learning these skills is essential for children to later develop their abilities in reading and comprehension. The activities in each book are divided i nto double pages. Each double page allows your child to practise one par ticular skill many times so that the skills are reinforced. A clear, eas y-to-follow page design has been developed, with clear explanations to h elp both parents and children.