Phonological skills interventions
Intervention / Suitablity / Supplier / Price
Letters and Sounds / Programme for teaching phonics at Foundation Stage. Suitable as intervention in other year groups. / Department of Education / Download for free. Available in separate parts.
Sound Linkage 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978-1-118-51008-7Launch Into Reading Success / Develops phonological skills. KS2 and above.Designed for Year 1, but suitable for others. Develops phonological skills. Group intervention. Useful for those struggling with Letters and Sounds. / Wiley
/ £50
£45.99 for ebook
Phonic Interventions
Launch Into Reading Success / Designed for Year 1, but suitable for others. Develops phonological skills. Group intervention. Useful for those struggling with Letters and Sounds. / Pearson Assessment
/ £102 inc. VAT
Acceleread Accelwrite / Develops phonological skills and phonics, but often impacts fluency and comprehension. Needs talking word processor programme for aural feedback. KS2 and above. / or
/ £59.95
£42.55
Read, Write Inc / Early programme for teaching phonics and reading. FS/KS1/KS2 / Oxford University Press
/ Wide range of resources at various prices.
Read, Write Inc Freshstart / Phonic/reading programme for pupils who need to redo phonics. KS2 and above. / Oxford University Press
/ Teacher’s Kit Easy Buy Pack
ISBN 978-0-19-8469278
£142.00+ VAT
Wide range of additional resources.
Reading Interventions
FFT Wave 3 Reading Programme / A 1:1 programme designed for children in Y1 who are working within and below Book BLevel 2. The programme uses an approach based on the principles of Reading Recovery. The sessions alternate between reading and writing. / Fischer Family Trust (FFT) Literacy Programmes
The Oxfordshire Partners in Learning (OPL) team run training under licence from the Fischer Family Trust
/ £520 for 2 delegates for 2 days training.
£80 for the folder.
Rapid Readers / Reading scheme with comprehension. Fiction and non-fiction in each book. Often appeals to boys. Also software for reading into computer. / / Various prices for packs
Project X Code / This is an intervention programme within the wider Project X reading scheme. / Oxford University Press
/ Wide range of resources at various prices.
Every Child a Reader(ECAR)
ECAR is a strategy of layered intervention, built around Reading Recovery, for quickly raising attainment in literacy. It offers the capacity for whole school impact through managed and targeted layers of literacy support.
Reading Recovery / It is a short-term intervention for children who have the lowest achievement in literacy learning. A highly trained Reading Recovery Teacher works individually with these children for 30 minutes each day for an average of 12-20 weeks. / OPL Primary Support Team runs training for Reading Recovery, Boosting Reading Potential and Talking Partners under licence.
Talking Partners@Primary / TP@Primary is a successful small group intervention programme from Foundation to Year 6 which gives children the opportunity to develop the skills to listen attentively and talk confidently. / OPL Primary Support Team runs training for Reading Recovery, Boosting Reading Potential and Talking Partners under licence. / £600
Boosting Reading Potential @Primary (BRP) / The programme is for pupils in KS1 & KS2 who lack skills and confidence as readers, require a boost to their reading age and need to develop their understanding of texts / OPL Primary Support Team runs training for Reading Recovery, Boosting Reading Potential and Talking Partners under licence. / £600
Comprehension Interventions
New Reading and Thinking / Comprehension through discussion groups. The reading age ofBook 1 is about 7 and book 6 is about 9. However, they can be used with pupils with a lower reading age either by using as a listening comprehension or buying the audio CDs that are available. / Learning Materials Ltd
/ Set of 6 books £22.50 or £195 for 10 sets.
Looking and Thinking / Comprehension work based on pictures, helps to develop pupils’ language and thinking skills. Pictures each have two sets of questions – one set are observational, one set require inference. / Learning Materials Ltd
/ £79 for set of 5 books
Hi Five / Hi Five is designed for groups of 1-4 pupils from Y5 or above, working at a low Level 2 with a RA of 6.5 to 7.0. One chapter of text is used each week. Session 1 Guided reading and clarification
Session 2 Re-reading, questioning and summarizing
Session 3 Supported writing
Session 4 Editing. / Fischer Family Trust (FFT) Literacy Programmes
The Oxfordshire Partners in Learning (OPL) team run training under licence from the Fischer Family Trust
/ £310 for both delegates for 1 day.
£160 for the folder (includes sample books)
Writing Interventions
Write Away Together / This programme can be run 1:1 or in small groups (4 max). It is based on Assessment for Learning, and works at the editing stage of writing. A piece of the child’s independent writing is used for discussion and improvement. The programme is suitable for any pupil, from those who are beginning to write a couple of sentences to those who are gifted writers. / Fischer Family Trust (FFT) Literacy Programmes
The Oxfordshire Partners in Learning (OPL) team run training under licence from the Fischer Family Trust
/ £310 for both delegates for 1 day.
£65 for the folder.
1stclass@writing / 1stClass@Writing is a structured ‘light touch’ intervention for a small group of up to 4 pupils of 7-9 years old who struggle to write confidently and accurately. It is particularly suitable for pupils who need to work on key elements of transcription (spelling, handwriting, grammar and punctuation) and to apply these skills to compose a range of writing. / 1stClass@Writing is an Every Child Counts Literacy programme developed by Edge Hill University. Teaching assistants (TAS) are trained to deliver it by an accredited Every Child Counts literacy trainer.
/ Piloted 2014-15. Contact Primary Support Team for training details.
Language Development Interventions
Spirals / Spirals consists of a series of pre-planned practical activity based sessions. It supports the needs of linguistically vulnerable children covering key areas in developing language and communication, thinking skills, social skills, self-esteem and emotional literacy. / Routledge. Various sellers including Amazon. / From £12
Early Talk Boost / Early Talk Boost aimed at 3-4 year old children with delayed language development and intact language learning ability, typically those who have:
-Difficulty listening/paying attention
-Poor vocabulary
-Difficulty understanding language
-Difficulty organising and using language
-Immature sentences
-Difficulty explaining or describing
-Difficulty taking turns . / ICAN
SENSS are local trainers
/ £550 for 1 adult and resources.
Additional adults from the same setting, £50 per adult
Talk Boost / Talk Boost supports language-delayed children in Reception and Key Stage 1 to make significant progress with their communication skills. Trials of Talk Boost have shown it can boost a child's communication by on average 18 months after just 10 weeks of intervention. / ICAN
SENSS are local trainers
/ £550 for two staff to attend the training, one of whom must be a Teacher.
Maths Interventions
1st Class @ Number
/ Is for children in Year 2 who need a helping hand and are working at a level 1C/B. Lessons and resources are all prepared and are post office themed. It is very effective - children make an average of 10 months progress in Number Age - many make more. / Every Child Counts team at Edge Hill University The Oxfordshire Partners in Learning (OPL) team run training./ £750
Teachers attend alongside TA's the AM only of Day 1.
1st Class @ Number 2
/ 1stClass @ Number 2 is a small-group intervention for children who need a helping hand and have become 'stuck' at a National Curriculum Level 2C, in lower Key Stage 2 or other year groups. / Every Child Counts team at Edge Hill University.The Oxfordshire Partners in Learning (OPL) team run training./ £750
Teachers attend alongside TA's the AM only of Day 1.
Talk for Number
/ It is for pupils mainly in Years 3 or 4 who need support and encouragement to use and understand mathematical language or to talk fluently about their mathematics and pupils in Year 3 or above who are in the later stages of learning English as an additional language. / Every Child Counts team at Edge Hill University.The Oxfordshire Partners in Learning (OPL) team run training. / £600Success@Arithmetic
/ Is aimed at children in Year 5/6 who are working at a level 3C/B.It focusses on supporting children with rapid recall and written calculation methods to help them to develop a fluency and deeper understanding. / Every Child Counts team at Edge Hill University. The Oxfordshire Partners in Learning (OPL) team run training. / £950 TA and teacherSEMH Interventions
ELSA Emotional Literacy support assistants / A new intervention to support individual pupils it has had excellent results in Hampshire. Helps children recognise, understand and manage emotions to increase success.
ELSAs plan and deliver individual (and small group) support programmes. ELSAs receive training and supervision from Educational Psychologists.
/ Oxfordshire Education Psychology team.
Contact your Link EP for further information. / 6 days of Training
from Educational Psychologists £500 / £500
Supervision
(6 sessions a year
starting September
2016) £200 / £200
Silver SEAL / A document containing activities for Key Stage 2 children requiring additional support, related to the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) themes 'New beginnings', 'Getting on and falling out', ‘Good to be me’ and 'Going for goals' which focus on developing children's skills in three key areas: self-awareness, managing feelings and empathy.
/ Primary National Strategy DFES 2006
/ Free