4. Phonics Leadership, Tutoring, and Targeted Training

4. Phonics Leadership, Tutoring, and Targeted Training

Leadership. Build an expert team: assessment, practice and coaching

For headteachers and reading leaders. This training is essential for leaders in new Read Write Inc. schools and is part of our new school package. It is also an invaluable refresher for reading leaders in existing schools. It focuses on how to:

  • introduce consistent learning behaviours across all lessons
  • assess children’s progress
  • group children effectively · implement a cycle of practice and coaching
  • coach teachers to become experts.

One-to-one Tutoring. Teach every child to read

For reading leaders, reading tutors, SENCOs and SEND tutors. This training unlocks the power of tutoring – from quick keep up to long term support for children with SEND. Two places on this training are included in ‘Intensive’ renewal packages. The training helps you to:

  • analyse your data to identify pupils for tutoring
  • practise the incremental teaching steps in the Phonics Tutoring Handbook
  • adjust the teaching steps for each pupil’s individual needs, including pupils who are non-verbal
  • organise daily one-to-one tutoring.

Targeted Training

These four training days focus on key areas of Read Write Inc. Phonics to deepen expertise and impact. Courses are at regional venues across the country:

Make a strong start in Reception

For the reading leader and Reception teacher.

Make the most of children’s first term in Reception/ hit the ground running in September. Practise teaching the activities that will make the biggest difference to children’s progress in the first term of Reception.

Progress from sounds to stories: Ditties and Red Storybooks

For the reading leader and Reception/Year 1 teacher.

Accelerate children’s progress from sound-blending words to reading short stories using the daily Ditty Speed Sounds Lessons and reading and writing activities. Establish effective partner routines to ensure all children participate.

 

Get to grips with graphemes: PSC

For the reading leader and Year 1 teacher.

Make sure every child can read accurately and succeed in the phonics screening check. Use half-termly assessment data and the Sounds grid to make the most of teaching time.

 

Focus on fluency: Yellow, Blue and Grey Storybooks

For the reading leader and Year 2 teacher

Help every child become a fluent reader by increasing children’s accuracy and fluency in word reading.

Next steps:

  • Book a place on our regional training here
  • If you are new to Read Write Inc., you will be invited to book your Targeted training when you join us.
  • For schools with an ‘Intensive’ package, you can book your two One-to-one-Tutoring training places when you renew.
  • Find out more on one of our free online taster sessions: book your place here.

Leadership. Build an expert team: assessment, practice and coaching

For headteachers and reading leaders. This training is essential for leaders in new Read Write Inc. schools and is part of our new school package. It is also an invaluable refresher for reading leaders in existing schools. It focuses on how to:

  • introduce consistent learning behaviours across all lessons
  • assess children’s progress
  • group children effectively · implement a cycle of practice and coaching
  • coach teachers to become experts.

One-to-one Tutoring. Teach every child to read

For reading leaders, reading tutors, SENCOs and SEND tutors. This training unlocks the power of tutoring – from quick keep up to long term support for children with SEND. Two places on this training are included in ‘Intensive’ renewal packages. The training helps you to:

  • analyse your data to identify pupils for tutoring
  • practise the incremental teaching steps in the Phonics Tutoring Handbook
  • adjust the teaching steps for each pupil’s individual needs, including pupils who are non-verbal
  • organise daily one-to-one tutoring.

Targeted Training

These four training days focus on key areas of Read Write Inc. Phonics to deepen expertise and impact. Courses are at regional venues across the country:

Make a strong start in Reception

For the reading leader and Reception teacher.

Make the most of children’s first term in Reception/ hit the ground running in September. Practise teaching the activities that will make the biggest difference to children’s progress in the first term of Reception.

Progress from sounds to stories: Ditties and Red Storybooks

For the reading leader and Reception/Year 1 teacher.

Accelerate children’s progress from sound-blending words to reading short stories using the daily Ditty Speed Sounds Lessons and reading and writing activities. Establish effective partner routines to ensure all children participate.

 

Get to grips with graphemes: PSC

For the reading leader and Year 1 teacher.

Make sure every child can read accurately and succeed in the phonics screening check. Use half-termly assessment data and the Sounds grid to make the most of teaching time.

 

Focus on fluency: Yellow, Blue and Grey Storybooks

For the reading leader and Year 2 teacher

Help every child become a fluent reader by increasing children’s accuracy and fluency in word reading.

Next steps:

  • Book a place on our regional training here
  • If you are new to Read Write Inc., you will be invited to book your Targeted training when you join us.
  • For schools with an ‘Intensive’ package, you can book your two One-to-one-Tutoring training places when you renew.
  • Find out more on one of our free online taster sessions: book your place here.

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