This course will support you to plan and teach outstanding One-to-One Reading, Group Reading and Guided Reading sessions in Reception, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two.

The course will provide:

• a comprehensive overview of all relevant documents for the teaching of early readers and struggling readers (lowest 20%)
• support on how to improve decoding skills as well as developing reading for meaning and comprehension for early readers in EYFS, KS1 and KS2
• advice on how to engage and motivate the very early readers in any class to learn how books work and to  “have a go” at using newly acquired phonic knowledge.
• guidance on how to work with children 1-1, ensuring that this is not just ‘listening to’ but has an impact on the reading of the lowest 20% of children in all classes.  This is particularly important for any school waiting for Ofsted as the Inspector will ask to observe someone reading with lowest 20% readers (and they will be particularly focusing on decoding using phonic knowledge).
• a structured approach to planning, teaching and assessing early readers in EYFS and Year One
• a structured approach to planning, teaching and assessing struggling readers (lowest 20%) in Year Two and Key Stage Two
• advice on matching phonic knowledge to decodable reading schemes

Suitable audience: Teachers and Teaching Assistants in Reception, KS1, KS2. This course is particularly suited to ECTs, teachers and TAs new to Reception or KS1 and/or teachers and TAs currently working with children who do not have sufficient reading skills to take part in a whole class Guided Reading group.

Zoom Sessions

• Price: £80 + VAT
• Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour Zoom sessions
• Dates: Wednesday 21st February 2024 and Wednesday 28th February 2024
• Time of each session:  1.15pm – 2.45pm

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Phase 1 (Phoneme Awareness and Phonological Development) are the ‘Foundations for Phonics’. As such, this course is suitable for all Nursery and Reception Teachers, regardless of which Phonics Scheme is being used in your school.

The first part of the morning will provide opportunities to:

• Develop delegates subject knowledge on Phase 1 provision and how to ensure this continues both before and during the acquisition of phonic knowlege
• An indepth exploration of each of the seven Aspects of Phase 1
• Explore potential barriers to children achieving age-related milestones
• An opportunity to look at a variety of resources to support phonemic awareness and phonological development
• Hands-on practical activities for both Nursery and Reception classrooms
• Opportunities for delegates to network and share ideas for provision.

Early Handwriting skills are an essential part of the EYFS Curriculum.  We will look at the important part that physical development plays on children being ‘ready to write’.

The second part of the morning will provide:

• An opportunity to examine how the development of all gross motor and fine motor skills impacts on early writing
• Time to explore potential barriers to children achieving age-related milestones
• An opportunity to look at a variety of resources to support the development of gross and fine motor skills as well as letter formation
• Hands-on practical activities for both Nursery and Reception classrooms
• Opportunities for delegates to network and share ideas for provision.
• Activities to support development from ‘mark-making’ to ‘emergent writing’ to ‘decodable independent writing’.

• Suitable audience: Teachers and Teaching Assistants in Reception and Key Stage One
• Date & time: Wednesday 15th November / 9.15am – 12pm
• Price:  £80 + VAT / Includes refreshments, and hard copies of resources needed for the course
• Venue: Denton West End Primary School, Balmoral Dr, Denton, Manchester M34 2JX.

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This course will give practitioners ideas on how to teach and assess a range of reading and writing opportunities linked to a theme/topic and a high-quality picture book.

The course will cover the following:

• ways to use quality texts to engage children, improve essential reading skills and create stimulating opportunities to write
• advice on how to use Talk for Writing strategies to improve oral re-telling and writing of simple narrative and non-fiction texts
• fun and creative ideas to develop both gross and fine motor skills
• strategies to encourage independent application of phonic skills in reading and writing
• ideas for purposeful reading and writing opportunities in areas of continuous provision
• a structured approach to planning, teaching and assessing reading and writing to ensure progression towards the Early Learning Goals
• support on ensuring effective transition from Reception to Year One
• guidance on how to develop the use of the outdoor environment to stimulate meaningful independent reading and writing opportunities

Suitable audience: Practitioners in Reception. This course is particularly suited to ECTs, teachers new to EYFS and teachers looking for some new ideas to refresh and revitalise their teaching of reading and writing in EYFS

Zoom Sessions

• Number of sessions: 3 x 1 ½ hour Zoom sessions
• Dates: Wednesday 8th May 2024 and Wednesday 15th May 2024 and Wednesday 22nd May 2024
• Time of each session: 1.15pm – 2.45pm
• Price: £110 + VAT

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