Targeted training
These four training days focus on key areas of Read Write Inc. Phonics to deepen expertise and impact. Get the teaching right and the number of children who need extra support will fall dramatically.
“Our trainer was brilliant – she was totally engaging and her subject knowledge was spot on. It was a really good day for our new Reception team to work together so we hit the ground running in September. Many thanks.”
Catharine Lavelle, Reading Leader, Woodhouse Primary Academy
Make a strong start in Reception
Who is it for?
- Reading Leader and Reception team.
- Open to all schools using the phonics programme.
- Ideal time: Summer 2 and Autumn 1.
What will I learn?
- To hit the ground running from day one, establishing early routines so children settle in quickly.
- To make the most difference, week by week, in the first half term.
- To assess progress and identify children who need extra practice to keep up from the beginning. This avoids the need for ‘catch up’ later.
How will I learn?
- Watching live modelling and in-action films.
- Practising every activity.
- Receiving on the spot coaching.
What will I go away with?
- To act on the training back in school, you will need:
- phonics teaching resources
- Phonics Online on OUP’s Oxford Owl. This gives access to Make a Strong Start: a guide for Reception Teachers.
One day’s training place for one person costs £130 + VAT. Please note: Films from the RMT School Portal are used throughout the training and are part of our training packages.
Progress from sounds to stories: Ditties and Red Storybooks
Who is it for?
- Reading Leader, Reception team and Ditty and Red Storybook reading teachers.
- Open to all schools using the phonics programme.
- Ideal time: Autumn 2 and Spring term.
What will I learn?
- To set up routines for partner reading.
- To make the most of each reading activity – delving into the detail to make the biggest difference.
How will I learn?
- Watching live modelling and in-action films.
- Practising every activity.
- Receiving on the spot coaching.
What will I go away with?
- A detailed plan ready to put into action!
- To act on the training back in school, you will need:
- phonics teaching resources
- Phonics Online on OUP’s Oxford Owl. This gives access to Teaching Handbook 1 and Make a Strong Start: a guide for Reception Teachers.
One day’s training place for one person costs £130 + VAT. Please note: Films from the RMT School Portal are used throughout the training and are part of our training packages.
Get to grips with graphemes
Who is it for?
- Reading Leader and Year 1 team.
- Open to all schools using the phonics programme.
- Ideal time: Spring 1 and 2 to build expertise ahead of the PSC in June.
What will I learn?
- To use half-termly assessment data and the Sounds grid to target your teaching and make the biggest difference.
- To make the most of every teaching step, building your expertise to teach Set 3 sounds so children hang onto those hard to remember graphemes.
How will I learn?
- Watching live modelling and in-action films.
- Practising every activity.
- Receiving on the spot coaching. This will still happen remotely.
What will I go away with?
- A detailed plan ready to put into action!
- Confidence in your preparation for the PSC.
- To act on the training back in school, you will need:
- phonics teaching resources
- Phonics Online on OUP’s Oxford Owl. This gives access to Teaching Handbooks 1 and 2.
This remote three-hour training for one person costs £100 + VAT. Please note: Films from the RMT School Portal are used throughout the training and are part of our training packages.
Focus on fluency: Yellow, Blue and Grey Storybooks
Who is it for?
- Reading Leader, Year 2 team and Yellow, Blue and Grey Storybook reading teachers.
- Open to all schools using the phonics programme.
- Ideal time: Summer 1 and 2.
What will I learn?
- To use half-termly assessment to assess fluency.
- To support children’s fluency – exploring why children might be reading slowly and discussing solutions.
- To make the most of every teaching step in our Storybook reading activities – delving into the detail to make the biggest difference.
How will I learn?
- Watching live modelling and in-action films.
- Practising every activity.
- Receiving on the spot coaching.
What will I go away with?
- A detailed plan ready to put into action!
- To act on the training back in school, you will need:
- phonics teaching resources
- Phonics Online on OUP’s Oxford Owl. This gives access to Teaching Handbook 2.
One day’s training place for one person costs £130 + VAT. Please note: Films from the RMT School Portal are used throughout the training and are part of our training packages.