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Eligible for phonics

match-funding

Developed by Ruth Miskin

Read Write Inc. is a systematic


and dynamic literacy programme
rooted in phonics
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What makes Read Write Inc. Since implementing
Read Write Inc. our
SATs have gone from

so effective? 48% Level 4s when I


arrived to 91% Level 4s
and above.
Greg Wallace
Executive Principal of
Developed by Ruth Miskin, leading expertt in literacy Woodberry Down London
Fields Federation Hackney

YR—6/P1—7 Literacy
Ruth Miskin is one of the UK’s leading authorities on teaching
children to read. She has had many years’ experience as a teacher,
headteacher, teacher-trainer and consultant in synthetic phonics,
working with primary and secondary schools throughout the UK and
with children from all backgrounds.
Over the last ten years, all her time has been devoted to
developing Read Write Inc. Her belief that every child can, and must,
learn to read is at the heart of this programme.

Empowering training delivers whole school success


All the Read Write Inc. programmes offer inspiring Eligible for phonics
professional training, which can transform the teaching match-funding
and learning of literacy in your school.
For whole-school training, one of the experienced trainers comes
to your school to lead two days of training and train all you
teachers and support staff from Foundation to Year 6. All the
trainers are qualified teachers and inspiring professionals.
They will offer you the chance to see model lessons in your school
with your children.
“Every teacher should attend Ruth Miskin Literacy Training. It is
not just about ensuring every child can read and write, it’s about
securing a voice for every child. The most uplifting two inset days
we have ever had.”
Pauline Beaton, Parsonage Farm School, Essex.
Find out more: www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com or contact
Shona Gleave on +44 (0) 1275 331230 or +44 (0) 7810 810854.

Improves the teaching and learning ethos across


the whole school
“The techniques and classroom skills we developed in our Read
Write Inc. lessons have transferred easily to all other areas of
the curriculum and overall classroom management, resulting in
stronger, more focused teaching in all areas throughout the day.“
Clare Fletcher, Headteacher,
North Walsham Infant School, Norfolk

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Read Write Inc. School
Inc.
Read Write

Improvement Handbook
Developed by Ruth Miskin
YR–6/P1–7

This comprehensive handbook, written by Ruth Miskin, Coming


2012
gets to the heart of what effective headteachers do
to help all children become successful, confident and
articulate.
O Practical and readable, this handbook shows how
the best schools ensure consistently good teaching,
raise the level of pupils’ achievement and embed the
highest standards of behaviour.
O It draws on important research about what makes
an outstanding school and shows how the smallest
details matter.
O It is an essential guide for headteachers and teachers
who want to give every child the best possible chance
at school.

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How does Read Write Inc. work?
All five Read Write Inc. programmes provide a systematic approach to literacy, covering the teaching
of reading, writing, spelling and comprehension. They can be used independently or as one whole-
school literacy approach. Training is available for all the programmes, which ensures consistent
practice across the whole school.

YR—6/P1—7 Literacy
Eligible for phonics NEW
match-funding One-to-
Phonics one
Tutoring
Kit

Read Write Inc. Phonics


High quality systematic synthetic phonics, guaranteed
to get your children reading and writing — fast!
Ages 4–7 (Can also be used with 8–9 year olds for catch-up.)

The trainer modelled


lessons with such clarity
and conviction that I have
not hesitated to put her
good practice to use in
my own classroom. We
are delighted with the
Read Write Inc. Read Write Inc. Read Write Inc. resources
Comprehension Spelling and look forward to
using them intensively in
Takes your children Only ten minutes a September. Thank you for
from learning to read day for guaranteed such insightful instruction.
to reading to learn. results! Heather Watts,
Ages 7–9 Ages 7–11 Headteacher, Fishwick
Primary School, Preston
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Read Write Inc. Read Write Inc.


Comprehension Plus Fresh Start
A dynamic and effective A proven intervention
way of teaching all your programme.
literacy. Ages 9–11 Ages 9–13

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How is Read Write Inc. Phonics
Inc.
Read Write

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YR—2/P1—3 Phonics

Children are assessed and


grouped according
to their phonic knowledge.
Assessment Each child is then taught
at the level of their phonic
knowledge to ensure quick
progress.

The 44 sounds and


corresponding letters
are introduced and taught
First Phonics systematically.

Children learn to blend


using sound cards. Then
they use short ‘ditties’ to
First Words practise early reading
and writing before being
taught more letter/s sounds
correspondences.

Children read a series


of levelled decodable
Developing texts, both fiction and
Reading and non-fiction and do integrated
Writing writing activities, including
handwriting practice.

Ongoing assessment means


that groups are constantly
Levelled adjusted to ensure every
child makes the quickest
Progression possible progress.

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Why Read Write Inc. Phonics works
O A systematic approach – a key element of O Effective assessment and groupings – all
the Read Write Inc. approach is that practice the children are grouped across the school
across the school is completely consistent. in terms of reading ability. This means that

YR—6/P1—7 Literacy
This is achieved because the Head teacher, they are reading at their level, every day.
all the teachers and teaching assistants from The more homogenous the grouping, the
the Foundation Stage to Year 6, are trained to more focused the teaching can be so that
teach reading. children make faster progress.
O Inspiring training – all Ruth Miskin’s trainers
The rst, most overt feature of headship in are classroom teachers – they have a deep
these schools is the determination that children understanding of how to teach reading, and
will learn to read. Teaching reading is the avowed
core purpose of the schools.
can help you by modelling lessons with your
HMI Ofsted report ‘Reading by Six’ 2010 children.
O Parental engagement – all schools using
Read Write Inc. Phonics involve parents from
O Transformational pedagogy – high-quality the start, explaining to them the approach
teaching is an essential part of the Read Write and getting their support. In addition, the
Inc. Phonics programme so that children learn black and white versions of
to read and write as quickly and effectively as the storybooks are perfect for take-home to
possible. Participation, praise, pace, purpose ensure the child can practise the same book
and passion are at the heart of every Read at home.
Write Inc. lesson, making every lesson count
and every lesson fun.

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One-to-one Phonics Tutoring Kit NEW!
Inc.
Read Write

Get every child reading! Eligible for phonics


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Practical and professional tutoring advice directly from Ruth Miskin


YR—2/P1—3 Phonics

Extensive professional development film clips of Ruth Miskin demonstrating,


with a child, all the key strategies needed to successfully intervene with
struggling children from 4–9 years old. Includes teaching of the
pure sounds, sound-blending, high-frequency words, tricky words,
comprehension and fluency.

Easy to use
Everything you need is in the box. Using all the proven
strategies of Read Write Inc., this kit is designed to
be easy to pick up and go. Professional Development
Handbook and DVD includes detailed lesson plans
for one-to-one tuition, initial and on-going effective
Books
assessment, and progress tracking. Four lively Progress Books
d words
provide lots of practice activities in decoding sounds and d
words,
matched to a child’s developing phonic knowledge.

Helps all children pass the phonics screening check at six


Tried and tested in classrooms by Ruth Miskin, national literacy expert and advisor to the
government, this easy trouble-shooting guide linked to clear steps for action ensures that
children catch-up fast.

What’s in the Kit?


One-to-one Phonics Tutoring Progress Books

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One-to-one Tutoring One-to-one Phonics Red Ditty Books
Cards: Green Tutoring Professional Mixed Pack of 10
For the sets of books, please see page 124
Development DVD and
Handbook

YR—6/P1—7 Literacy
Red Word Cards

Speed Sound Cards Set 1 Sets 1– 7 Storybooks


For the sets of books, please see pages 124-5

Speed Sound Cards


Sets 2 & 3

Read Write Inc. One-to-one Phonics Tutoring Kit For Phonics training
please call
Review by John Dabell, Teach Primary, July 2011 Shona Gleave on
The Read Write Inc. One-to-one Phonics Tutoring Kit from Oxford University Press is a 01275 331 230, or go to
box of phonics goodies that you can literally pick up and teach with children. It contains www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com
everything you need for high quality, one-to-one reading tuition. Inside you will find a
professional development DVD and handbook with demonstrations and words of wisdom
from the highly esteemed phonics missionary Ruth Miskin – arguably the UK’s leading
authority on teaching children to read. It includes video clips on teaching ‘pure’ sounds,
sound-blending, high-frequency words, tricky words, comprehension and fluency. There
are also plenty of detailed teaching notes that give you the confidence to walk the tal.
Eligible for phonics
The Read Write Inc. One-to-one Phonics Tutoring Kit can be used comfortably by match-funding
individual special needs assistants, especially after viewing the step-by-step guidance on
the DVD, and would also be useful for more senior staff. It’s a kit for everyone to dive
into as it is everyone’s responsibility to get every child reading.
Verdict
This resource is first-class for me and
I would have no hesitation in committing
to it, safe in the knowledge its contents
would enable me to deliver the best teaching
children deserve.
Children using these materials will learn to
read very quickly because of the structured
and rigorous approach to teaching phonics.
It’s not hard to work out that children who
read are more successful than those that
don’t. As Ruth Miskin herself says, ‘Reading
is not just the foundation but the whole
building itself.’

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Read Write Inc. Phonics
Inc.
Read Write

What do I need to teach Eligible for phonics


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Read Write Inc. Phonics?
YR—2/P1—3 Phonics

Phonics Speed Sounds Get Writing! Software


Teacherr
Supportt

Handbook Lesson Plans Handbook To help teach


Full guidance on Lesson plans for how A comprehensive letter/sounds
implementing to teach letter/sounds new handbook to correspondences
Read Write Inc. Phonics correspondences teach writing

Step Speed Sounds Cards Sets 11, 2 and 3 Picture Sounds Cards
Introduce all 44 sounds and corresponding 118 cards for use in Speed Sounds lessons

1 graphemes with lively mnemonics

Step Magnetic Sounds Cards


Help children identify letter

2 shapes and develop skills of


blending and segmenting

Step Storybooks
100 lively, decodable storybooks

3 levelled to children’s phonic ability

135 d
ecod
book able
s!

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The best of the products available to teachers
for teaching systematic phonics are so well
structured as to take much of the burden
out of planning, giving teachers time to think
about how to teach, not what to teach.
HMI Ofsted Report ‘ Reading by six.
How the best schools do it’ 2010

YR—2/P1—3 Phonics
Interactive Stories Ditty Photocop
Ditt Photocopy Masters Fred Frog Beanie
Digital resources of Gives children extra practice A fun character to
14 Read Write Inc. Storybooks with in reading short texts at the help introduce ‘pure’ sounds
accompanying activities earliest stages and practise blending and
segmenting.

Sounds Picture Frieze Posters


Full colour wall display of the Simple and Complex Sounds Posters for quick reviews
44 phonemes and mnemonics of letter/sound correspondences
Simple Sounds Poster A1
Complex Sounds Poster A0

Green and Red Word Cards


Green Word Cards practise phonically
Red Word Cards practise tricky,
decodable words for blending for reading
high frequency words

Non-fiction Get Writing! Books


35 Non-fiction titles for further 10 revised Get Writing! Red Ditty books and 7 revised Get Writing!
phonic practice books, to develop writing from simple sentences to extended texts For Phonics training
please call
Shona Gleave on
01275 331 230, or go to
www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com

Eligible for phonics


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New Editions
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Read Write Inc. Phonics
Inc.
Read Write

Fully matched decodable


reading and writing resources
YR—2/P1—3 Phonics

Level Decodable Storybooks Get Writing! books


linked to Storybooks
Red

10 decodable ditty books O Pin it on O Let’s swim


10 Get Writing! O Got him O Cluck
Red Ditty Books O A cat in a pot O In the mud
O Jam
O Pick it up Revised ed
O Wuff wuff itio
Let’s sing January 2 n
O 012

15
1 decodable storybooks O On the bus O Pip’s Pizza
green

2 interactive stories O My dog Ned O Stitch the witch


5 non-fiction books O Six fish O The get fit club
1 Get Writing! book O The spell O Jan’s pancake
O Black Hat Bob O Skateboard Sid
O Tug, tug O Will’s net
O Chips O Go and play
O The web

15
1 decodable storybooks O Ken’s cap O Billy the Kid
purple

2 interactive stories O A bad fox O In the bath


5 non-fiction books O Big Blob and Baby Blob O Skateboard Sid and
O Tim and Tom the hat
1 Get Writing! book O Tag O Stop!
O Elvis O Popcorn
O Flip Frog and the bug O The chest in the sand
O Red Ken O Tom’s tricks

1 decodable storybooks
15 O Scruffy Ted O In the night
pink

2 interactive stories O Tab the cat O Snow


5 non-fiction books O In the sun O So cool!

1 Get Writing! book


O The dressing up box O The troll in the pond
O Tab’s kitten O A map in the attic
O Sanjay stays in bed O The big match
O The greedy green O Tortoise and Hare
gremlin O Sol’s balloon

1 decodable storybooks
12 Playday Come on Margo!
orange

O O
2 interactive stories O I think I want to O My sort of horse
5 non-fiction books be a bee O Haircuts
1 Get Writing! book O A bad fright O My best shirt
O Follow me! O Look out!
O Too much! O Hunt the tortoise
O A good cook?

1 decodable storybooks
10 O The duckchick O Danny and the
yellow

2 interactive stories O Off sick bump-a-lump


5 non-fiction books O Tom Thumb O Grow your own
1 Get Writing! book
O The gingerbread man radishes
O Robin Hood O The foolish witch
O Lost
O Do we have to keep
it?

10
1 decodable storybooks O Barker O Jellybean
blue

2 interactive stories
O That poor goose O A box full of light
O Hairy fairy O The hole in the hill
5 non-fiction books O King of the birds
1 Get Writing! book O Our house
O The jar of oil
O Jade’s party

O Rex to the rescue O Andrew


13
1 decodable storybooks
grey

O The lion’s paw O Dear Vampire


2 interactive stories O I dare you O Vulture culture
5 non-fiction books O Looking after a O A celebration on
1 Get Writing! book hamster Planet Zox
O How silly! O A very Dangerous
O Wailing Winny’s car Dinosaur
boot sale O The invisible clothes
O Toad

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You cannot compare Read Write Inc. to
any other phonics programme - Read Write
Inc. is probably unique in the fact that all
resources are fully provided at high quality.
Eligible for phonics Deputy Head, Furley Park Primary School
match-funding

YR—2/P1—3 Phonics
Non-fiction Books Interactive
Interactiv Story CDs Match to Letters
and Sounds

Phase
P

O Hands O Chips Phase


O We can all swim! My dog Ned
2
O
O Let’s go!
O What am I?
O Camping

O Hens O A bad fox Phase


Spiders Elvis
2
O O
O What is it?
O Puppets
O A pet goldfish

O Jay’s clay pot O Tab the cat Phase


O Beep! Beep! O Sanjay stays in

O
O
Clocks and watches
Bats
Light and shadow
bed
34 &
O Baboons

O Jam tarts O Follow me Phase


Horses A good cook
34
O O
O Up in the air
O Blackbirds &
O Jim’s house in 1876

O In the park O The gingerbread Phase


A sweetcorn salad man
4
O
O Fun at the fair O Do we have
O A model bird to keep it?
O A mouse in
the house

O Save the whale O Hairy fairy


O How to make a O Our house
Phase
O
O
peach treat
On your bike
A hole in my tooth
5
O At the seaside

O A job for Jordan O The lion’s paw


O A flight to New York O Andrew Phase
O

O
The ice and
snow book
The Stone Age
6
O A place in space:
the Moon
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Read Write Inc. Phonics
Inc.
Read Write

Get Writing! resources Eligible for phonics


match-funding

Get Writing! Handbook


YR—2/P1—3 Phonics

A comprehensive new handbook to help you teach writing –


including handwriting – quickly and effectively.
O Detailed teaching notes to support the activities in the
Get Writing! Books
O Easy step-by-step teaching notes on handwriting, from
basic letter formation to straightforward joined style
O Brilliant ideas for developing children’s oral
comprehension and building their vocabulary for writing
O Full assessment guidance
O Includes a CD-ROM so teachers can use all the Get
Writing! activities on an interactive whiteboard.

Get Writing! Books


O Completely revised with new activities
O Include a fantastic variety of text types including
Non-fiction
O Helps accuracy, with new ‘Check’ boxes to prompt
children to check for capital letters, full stops and
finger spaces in their writing
O Red level Get Writing! Ditty Books for early
writing skills revised for January 2012, to match fully
to the Red Ditty Books. s.

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Visit a model school to see
Read Write Inc. in action
We have a country-wide selection of Model Schools. These are schools that have met our highest
standards of best practice for teaching Read Write Inc. They would be delighted to welcome you

YR—6/P1—7 Literacy
to see the programme in action and share their success stories with you.
If you would like to contact a school which uses Read Write Inc. please choose from the list below
and contact them directly.

The North The Midlands London The South East Wales


Layton Primary School: Brookvale Cuckoo Hall Cheam School Beaufort Hill School:
Lynne Harrowell Primary School: Academy: Ms Scott-Baker Mr P. Brookman
Tel: 01253 392179 Mr Jonathan Smart Mrs Sowter Tel: 01635 267816 Tel: 01495 302624
Pupils on roll: 610 Tel: 0121 3569973 Tel: 020 8804 4126 Pupils on roll: 120 Pupils on roll: 249
Age range: 4-11 Pupils on roll: 210 Pupils on roll: 570 Age range: 4-7 Age range: 4-11
LA: Blackpool Age range: 3-11 Age range: 4-11 LA: Berkshire LA: Blaenau Gwent
LA: Birmingham LA: Enfield
Heaton Primary School: Eagle House School: Llywn yr Eos:
Mrs B. Ledra Stanton School: Woodberry Down Mr A. Barnard Mr Evans
Tel: 01274 363070 Helen Nicholson Community Primary: Tel: 01344 772134 Tel: 01970 617011
Pupils on roll: 600 Tel: 01908 221242 Mr Wallace Pupils on roll: 320 Pupils on roll: 204
Age range: 4-11 Pupils on roll: 250 Tel: 020 8800 5758 Age range: 4-11 Age range: 4-11
LA: Bradford Age range: 7-11 Pupils on roll: 460 LA: Bracknell Forest LA: Ceredigion
LA: Milton Keynes Age range: 4-11
Roman Road LA: Hackney St James’ C E Voluntary Shirenewton
Primary School: North Walsham Aided Primary School: Primary School:
Mrs McKeown Infant School: Notting Hill Mr Jeff Graham Jayne Edwards
Tel: 0191 433 4006 Ms C. Fletcher Preparatory School: Tel: 01206 865747 Tel: 01291 641774
Pupils on roll: 205 Tel: 01692 403013 Mrs J. Cameron Pupils on roll: 282 Pupils on roll: 201
Age range: 4-11 Pupils on roll: 225 Tel: 020 7221 0727 Age range: 4-11 Age range: 4-11
LA: Gateshead Age range: 4-7 Pupils on roll: 110 LA: Essex LA: Monmouthshire
LA: Norfolk Age range: 4-11
Bourne Abbey Academy: LA: Kensington and Chelsea Furley Park Undy Primary School
Mrs C. Edwards Spring Lane Primary School Primary School: Mr Gunn
Tel: 01778 422163 Duncan McAlpine Elmhurst Primary School: Mr P. Ketley Tel: 01633 880021
Pupils on roll: 609 Pupils on roll: 220 Mr S. Ahmed Tel: 01233 501732 Pupils on roll: 371
Age range: 4-11 Age range: 4-11 Tel: 020 8472 1062 Pupils on roll: 416 Age range: 4-11
LA: Lincolnshire 01604 639114 Pupils on roll: 960 Age range: 4-11 LA: Monmouthshire
LA: Northamptonshire Age range: 4-11 LA: Kent
Bowlee Park LA: Newham Llansawel Primary School
Community School: Barnack CE Eastbury Farm School: Mr Laite
Mrs Hartshorne Primary School: Maryland Primary School: Patricia Young Tel: 01639 813224
Tel: 0161 654 0257 Stuart Wainwright Mrs L. Jackson Tel: 01923 824543 Pupils on roll: 98
Pupils on r oll: 200 Tel: 01780 740265 Tel: 020 8534 8135 Pupils on roll: 358 Age range: 4-11
Age range: 4-11 Pupils on roll: 124 Pupils on roll: 455 Age range: 4-11 LA: Neath Port Talbot
LA: Rochdale Age range: 4-11 Age range: 4-11 LA: Hertfordshire
LA: Peterborough LA: Newham Hubberston VC
Shawclough Community Godolphin Infant School Primary School
Primary School: Reddal Hill Primary: Parsonage Farm Primary Avina Hester Joan Williams
Ms Mitchell Cerri Nelson School: Tel: 01753 521888 Tel: 01646 692845
Tel: 01706 647991 Tel: 01384 569053 Mrs Pauline Beaton Pupils on roll: 266 Pupils on roll: 122
Pupils on roll: 480 Pupils on roll: 210 Tel: 01708 555186 Age range: 4-7 Age range: 4-11
Age range: 4-11 Age range: 3-11 Pupils on roll: 480 LA: Slough LA: Pembrokeshire
LA: Rochdale LA: Sandwell Age range: 5-11
LA: Rainham
St Catherine’s Catholic Blue Coat CE
Primary School: Infant School: Northern Channel Islands
Fiona Rigby Mrs J. Davies
Tel: 0845 421 0700 Tel: 01922 720740 The South West Ireland Springfield Primary School
Pupils on roll: 423 Pupils on roll: 300 Anahilt Primary School Iain George
Trenance Learning Tel: 01534759657
Age range: 4-11 Age range: 4-7 Academy Derek Capper
LA: Sheffield LA: Walsall Tel: 02892638557 Pupils on roll: 173
Lisa Mannall Age range: 4-11
Tel: 01637 874532 Pupils on roll: 300
St Theresa’s Catholic Dovecotes Age range: 4-11 LA: Jersey
Pupils on roll: 342
Primary School: Primary School: Age range: 4-7 LA: Hillsborough
Honoria Arnold Miss Beddow LA: Cornwall
Tel: 01744 678652 Tel: 01902 558284
Pupils on roll: 200 Pupils on roll: 244 Cadland Primary School:
Age range: 4-11 Age range: 3-11 Mr Mewes
LA: St. Helens LA: Wolverhampton Tel: 02380 892341
Pupils on roll: 313
St. Martins CE Age range: 4-11
Primary School: LA: Hampshire
Mrs Law
Tel: 01902 558966 Goddard Park Community
Pupils on roll: 182 Primary School
Age range: 3-11 Mr Welsh
LA: Wolverhampton Tel: 01793 342342
Pupils on roll: 420
Age range: 4-11
LA: Swindon

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Read Write Inc. Fresh Start
Effective phonics for your struggling readers

Read Write Inc. Fresh Start is a highly effective phonics-based literacy programme
for children who have not learned to read the first time round.

Children are assessed and grouped


according to their phonic knowledge.
Assessment The Teacher Handbook gives blueprint
lessons for phonics and module work

The 44 sounds and


corresponding letters
First Phonics are introduced and taught
systematically

Children learn to blend


effectively and start to read
First Words simple age-appropriate texts

Children work through


Developing age-appropriate modules
Reading and to improve reading and
comprehension, writing and
Writing spelling

Children read fun


Levelled anthologies to embed
learning and build their
Progression reading confidence

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Read Write Inc. Fresh Start

The impact of Fresh Start


on struggling readers

Y5—7/P6—S2 Literacy
Survey of schools using Fresh Start, 2010.
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20% ..........................................................................

40% ..........................................................................

60% ..........................................................................

80% ..........................................................................

100%
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Speed of
learning
Case Study of
to read
Read Write Inc.
Enjoyment
of learning
to read
Fresh Start
Confidence
at Matthew Humberstone CE School
in reading
Written by Julia Hepburn, Head of
Learning Support
Confidence
in speaking
and listening Pupils have found the programme fun,
stimulating and rewarding, giving them
Confidence
in writing a feeling of confidence never previously
achieved. Members of staff have also enjoyed
Marked improvement
delivering and taking part in the programme.
In the first 6 month period the average
reading age of Year 7 pupils improved by
14 months, and the spelling by 11.5 months.
One pupil improved her reading score by
26 months. We will expand the programme
to benefit more pupils. Knowing about the
dramatic success of this year’s students will
encourage others.

Inspiring professional development is available for all


Fresh Start Training
Read Write Inc. programmes to ensure you get the best results.

Fresh Start training includes: O Teaching the phonic lessons: speed sounds, blending and
O The reading and writing process: understanding segmenting
the simple view of reading O Teaching the Module reading lessons: from decoding to
O The complex English alphabetic code comprehension
O Read Write Inc. principles for excellent teaching O Teaching the Module writing lessons: from spelling to
and learning composition
O Assessment and grouping O Effective implementation

To find out more, call Shona Gleave on 01275 331 230 or visit www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com

‘It has trained staff to teach reading in a rigorous, yet fun, way.’
Lynne Hopkins, Read Write Inc. Manager and Teacher, Hendreforgan Primary School

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Read Write Inc. Comprehension
Inc.
Read Write

Takes your pupils from learning


Comprehension
Y3—4/P4—5

to read to reading to learn


Read Write Inc. Comprehension combines a wealth
of fiction and non-fiction whole texts. It teaches
comprehension strategies and improves and extends
children’s writing. Read Write Inc. Comprehension
can be used with any child who is a skilled decoder,
by age 7.

The teaching sequence


n
Starting with debate around an issue, Childreal
the teacher uses a ‘Big Question’ to re
read s!
Talk for book
introduce the first reading of a linked
understanding real book or text

Children read and re-read the text


Talk for in pairs. They discuss the questions
reading and to talk about, enriching their
writing vocabulary and understanding of
what they read

Structured activities support the children’s


Developing development. These include ‘building
a sentence’, ‘vocabulary catch’, ‘hold a
Writing sentence’, spelling practice, drafting and
redrafting

The children’s imagination take off. They start to use sentences they would never have
used before they did the Comprehension modules. Children love the ‘ ocabulary catch’
and the ‘Fantastic sentences’.
Literacy Coordinator, Whetstone Field Primary Schools, Walsall

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Read Write Inc. Comprehension
The impact of Read Write Inc. Comprehension
on performance*

Comprehension
Y3—4/P4—5
Understanding Marked
of what they improvement
read
Significant
improvement

Enjoyment
in reading

Confidence
in reading

Confidence
in writing
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
* From a survey of Read Write Inc. Schools 2010.

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Comprehension Training
Inspiring professional development is available for all Read Write Inc. programmes to ensure you get the
best results.
Comprehension training includes:
O Background and principles for teaching comprehension
O Organisation and grouping

Reading activities: Writing activities:


O The Big Question and introduction O Grapheme and spelling check
O Vocabulary check O Vocabulary catch
O Read and quick check – summarisation O Sentence build
O Questions to talk about O Edit a sentence
O Asking questions O Hold a sentence
O Questions to write about O Write a composition
O Key words and Mind pictures O Marking and assessment

To find out more call Shona Gleave on 01275 331 230 or visit www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com
See order form page 21

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Read Write Inc.
Inc.
Read Write

Comprehension Plus
Success in reading and writing for all What is in the ‘plus’ in
Comprehension
Y5 -6/P6-7

your upper juniors Comprehension Plus?


Read Write Inc. Comprehension Plus is a complete literacy + writing
programme which teaches 9–11 year old pupils how to read + grammar
texts with a deep level of comprehension and turns them
+ vocabulary enrichment
into really fluent writers.
+ speaking and listening
O inspiring anthologies contain complete short stories,
poems and non-fiction texts by well-known children’s
authors such as Michael Morpurgo, Jeremy Strong and Roger McGough
O fiction and non-fiction texts are linked by ‘Big Questions’ which relate the
text to the children’s own experience
O step-by-step writing activities give all children the chance to succeed
O integral easy-to-use software makes teaching dynamic and interactive

The teaching sequence

Each complete text is read at three


levels, showing how the author builds
Reading for layers of meaning, giving children
meaning enriched understanding and vocabulary,y,
and helping them become critical
thinkers.

A daily ‘Big Question’ is used in this


programme to ensure speaking,
Talk for listening and debating skills are
enrichment developed every day

Writing is developed out of reading,


as children are taken through clearly
Reading and structured and modelled steps –
writing read a story, build a story, write a
story/non-fiction text

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Read Write Inc.
Comprehension Plus
Whole texts, not extracts Aims to
all uppe take

Comprehension
Y5 -6/P6-7
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Children read complete short stories – not extracts – and non-fiction texts by to a Nat niors
Curriculu ional
the best loved children’s authors including Michael Morpurgo, Jeremy Strong, m Level
5!
Geraldine McCaughrean, Susan Price, Ted Hughes and Roger McGough.
on

acre
© Richard Cann

© Tony Hard
Michael Morpurgo Jeremy Strong Geraldine Roger McGough
McCaughrean

Covers a rich range of genres


Myths and Legends O Instructions O Recounts O Poetry O Persuasive texts O Biography and
Autobiography O Stories from other cultures O Non-chronological reports O Playscripts
O Formal texts O Fiction genres O Short stories with flashbacks O Explanation and Narrative

What do I need to teach Read Write Inc. Comprehension Plus?


Teacher’s Pupils’ Pupils’ Software
Handbooks Anthologies Books For Compehension Plus
training please call
Shona Gleave on
Y5/P6
6

01275 331 230, or go to


www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com
Y6/P7

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Read Write Inc. Spelling
Inc.
Read Write

Improves your spelling results — fast!


Read Write Inc. Spelling is a comprehensive stand-alone spelling programme
based on proven strategies to teach spelling using the best methods possible.
Y2—6/P3—7 Spelling

O Read Write Inc. Spelling can be used with any child who is confident with the 44 phonic sounds.
O It covers all the word structures and spelling requirements for Year 2—6.

How does Read Write Inc. Spelling work?

Talk for A starter activity introduces the words


understanding children will learn to spell, including common
words with uncommon spellings

Children are taught the alternative


Dot, dash,
count spelling for the same sound in single
and multi-syllabic words

Write Children learn the impact of suffixes and


the root prefixes on the key root of words

Children choose the correct spelling of


Word fill homophones so a sentence makes sense

Develops children’s quick recognition


Circle the of the right spellings
right one

A fun game to practise spelling with a


Four in row partner and assess their knowledge of the
game week’s words

Partners practise recall of spelling


Dictation

During the programme children work all


Spelling log the way through the three books, but they
constantly review what they have learnt

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The structure of the spelling
programme
O Three Get Spelling! books provide a wealth of purposeful 10-minutes-a-day spelling activities

Y2—6/P3—7 Spelling
O Each unit builds on the last, to deliver logical progression
O Each unit includes five to eight days of work

What do I need to teach Read Write Inc. Spelling?


Spelling Handbook Get Spelling! Books Spelling Log Book

1 per teacher Get Spelling! Books 1—3 1 per child


1 per child as they progress
through the programme

Teacher’s Handbook Get Spelling! Get Spelling! Get Spelling! Log Book
Book 1 Book 2 Book 3

Spelling Training
The impact on
Inspiring professional development is available for all Read
Write Inc. programmes to ensure you get the best from them.
attainment levels
From a survey of schools using
Spelling training includes: Read Write Inc. Spelling 2010
O Background and principles for teaching spelling
O The complex English alphabetic code
80%
O Read Write Inc. principles for excellent teaching and learning
66.7%
O Organisation and grouping
O Introductory activities
60%
O Key spelling activities: modelling, partner teaching and
individual assessment
O Marking and assessment
40% 33.3%
To find out more call Shona Gleave
on 01275 331 230
or visit www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com
20%

0%

It works as the activities are short, sharp and to Significant improvement


the point.
Literacy Coordinator, ndy Primary, Monmouthshire Marked improvement

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