Primary Literacy Interventions Second and Third Wave - NOVEMBER 2010
Year / Area of Need / Wave 2 and Wave 3 / Duration / Who Provides / Assessment of Progress1/2 / Speaking and listening / Talking Partners / Three children working three times each week for 20 minutes on developing spoken language linked to an area of the curriculum. / 12 weeks / TA – monitored by trained teacher / Renfrew Kit
Retelling a story
1/2 / Reading / 15 minutes a day
Part1 and Part 2 / An individual daily programme that supports early stage readers using a series of finely graded books, supplemented by work on words and letters. Frequency important – 15 minutes a day. / 12 weeks / TA – monitored by trained teacher / Modified observation survey – Marie Clay
1/2 / Reading and writing / Early Literacy Support / Up to 6 children working daily for 20 minutes on reading, writing and phonics closely aligned to letters and sounds. NB Frequency factor. / 16 weeks / TA – monitored by trained teacher / Observation check lists – every 4 weeks
1/2 / Reading and writing / Reading recovery / Daily one-to one programme for 30 minutes. Highly structured, tailored intervention to develop reading in children experiencing greatest difficulties. NB Frequency factor. / 12-22 weeks / Teacher on accredited reading recovery course / Observation survey
3-6 / Reading and writing - @ 2c/b / Year 3 literacy programme / Up to 6 children, working for 20 minutes 4 times each week on programme using “A Knight’s Quest” to create reading and writing opportunities linked to a theme. NB Frequency factor. / 16 weeks / Teacher (delivers 1st session per week) TA the other 3 / Check lists
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3-6 / Reading and writing - @ 2c/b / 15 minutes a day
KS2 / An individual daily programme that supports early stage readers using a series of finely graded books, cognitively appropriate for older children. NB Frequency factor. / 12weeks / Teacher delivers 1st session per week, TA the other 4 / Modified observation survey – Marie Clay
5/6 / Writing / Further Literacy Support / Up to 6 children 4 times a week for 20 minutes on a writing programme with 3 modules focusing on reports, persuasive and narrative texts. NB Frequency factor. / 12 weeks / Teacher delivers 1st session per week, TA the other 3 / Check lists – formative and summative
5/6 / Reading and writing 2c / Hi Five / Up to 3 children working 4 times a week for 20 minutes on a reading and writing programme using reciprocal guided reading followed by drafting and editing. NB Frequency factor. / Up to12 weeks / Teacher delivers one of the sessions per week, TA the other 4 / Programme assessment
3-6 / Phonics / Sound Waves / Phonological processing programme supporting children with segmenting and blending. Training and support from Educational Psychology Team. / 20 weeks / TA and Teacher / Programme assessment
1-6 / Reading and writing / Catch up / Individual reading programme, twice a week for 20 minutes using and instructional text of the teacher’s choice. / Up to 36 weeks / TA monitored and supported by Teacher / Programme assessment
3-6 / Writing / Write away together / Individual programme where adult helps child to improve a piece of writing and plan the next task (used on 1:1 Tuition in Camden schools / Up to 12 weeks / TA or Teacher / Programme assessment
Year / Area of Need / Wave 2 and Wave 3 / Duration / Who Provides / Assessment of Progress
3-8 / Reading and early spelling / SoundRoutes A Keyword Route to Reading. Contact Sabina Melidis (Camden EPS) for further details of support + training / An intensive 1-1 Programme to teach Children all high frequency words and the skills to decode all words. One x 50 minute session with three x 20 minute sessions weekly.
Based on a synthetic phonic approach and the psychology of learning. Programme aims to develop a teaching assistant in a role as a “Reading Coach” / A 3 stage programme, each stage lasting 6-8 weeks / Teaching assistant or teacher once training is completed. Training is provided as part of programme materials / Assessment in each of 3 stages of programme
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