{"id":17553,"date":"2026-04-17T14:11:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stepaheadelc.com.au\/dev\/?page_id=17553"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:15:22","slug":"learning-through-play-strengthening-literacy-and-thinking-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stepaheadelc.com.au\/dev\/learning-through-play-strengthening-literacy-and-thinking-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Through Play: Strengthening Literacy and Thinking Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17553\" class=\"elementor elementor-17553\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc6bb28 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc6bb28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37ef2f1\" data-id=\"37ef2f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e7ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68e7ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This week at Learning Ladder, the children engaged in hands-on activities designed to build their early literacy and cognitive skills. 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