Are you a new reading leader?
Or would you like a refresher?
Call on us to help you learn how to carry out assessments, organise weekly practice and provide daily coaching to your team.
- This short clip will help your leadership team understand why your role is so important. Get your time protected!
- You can access your Reading Leader Handbook on RWI Phonics Online – on OUP’s Oxford Owl. Also available to buy separately if your school doesn’t have a subscription.
- Our one-day leadership training will help you get going quickly – Reading Leaders consistently give it five stars.
“The leadership training massively benefitted me as a Reading Lead and will benefit the children as it has given me a much more thorough understanding of the APC cycle – how to identify children and their needs from the assessment, how to meet their needs and how to coach others to deliver tailored interventions.”
Sophie Jenkings, Reading Leader, Hedworthfield Primary School on our leadership training
Top ways to get them flying from day one…
… in Reception
- Follow the guidance on Oxford Owl: Making a strong start: a guide for Reception/Primary 1 teachers.
- Establish RWI routines so children settle into school life quickly. You can then get straight to the teaching.
- Tutor from the start for quick keep up and longer-term support for SEND.
- If you have the Online Subscription, children have fun learning to blend with our Fred Games. We’ve yet to find a child who doesn’t love them!
… in Year 1
- Start with what they know. Remember that ‘review’ is built into every lesson which means that you can use Reception Summer 2 assessment data to inform the starting place.
- Protect time for daily tutoring from the start of the term. Every day counts!
- Set up afternoon Speed Sound Lessons. Our new animated films on the Online Subscription for Set 3 will complete the set! These are perfect for extra practice in school and at home.
… in Year 2
- Focus on fluency Reading to the last Grey Storybook helps children build their stamina before they leave the security of decodable books. See below how children love the higher Storybooks.
- Plan for reading beyond Read Write Inc. Phonics. We have support for literacy lessons, storytime and book club to build fluency, stamina and joy!
Support to get airborne!
Reception
• A new ‘name the pictures’ film in the Virtual Classroom supports children about to start Reception.
• Targeted one-day regional training: Make a strong start in Reception.
• Strong start in Reception module on the RMT Online Subscription with training and in-action films.
• Summary of useful resources on the Oxford Owl ‘Overview’ document.
Year 1
• Online Assessment support – including how to use the sounds grid to analyse children’s progress from Reception.
• Summary of useful resources on the Oxford Owl ‘Overview’ document.
Year 2
• Targeted one-day regional training:
Focus on fluency – Yellow, Blue and Grey Storybooks.
• Summary of useful resources on the Oxford Owl ‘Overview’ document.
• 20% discount on resources – More Storybooks are a big help with building fluency.
Spotlight on grouping
We all know that grouping by children’s ‘challenge point’ accelerates their progress right from the start – teaching is at just the right level.
You choose the grouping based on the number of staff you have available. There is ALWAYS a solution for organisation. Contact your Consultant Trainer for bespoke support for your context.