Interesting. Thanks girls, I really apprciate all your comments and feedback.

The reason I asked is that Olivia has started coming home from childcare (an ABC Centre) singing the songs etc. She is already writing (just simple stuff like her name and our names) and her teacher suggested we use Letterland at home to encourage it.

So I was wondering if it was used in schools and what other benefits there are.

I am a bit confused, because being a child of the '70's, I learned how to read and write without phonics!

Plus I looked at the website and there was so much stuff on there (and all quite expensive!) that I am fearful of buying into a whole load of stuff that is a marketing ploy, IYKWIM?! (LOL, call me a cynic!)

Amanda, thank you so much for the offer of the photocopies, I'll let you know! (I may be able to charm Olivia's kindy teacher at our ABC centre to run me some off too!)

Anney....its interesting to see your DD loves it.........so does Olivia, which is why I am tempted to run with it..........

I really appreciate your feeback girls.......I am off to phone Olivia's potential primary schools now to find out how they teach literacy!