In a recent survey of recent Sounds~Write trainees in northwest England, we learned that about half of all respondents use Sounds~Write four times a week. Around 33% use it every day, whilst the remainder use it three times a week.
In ... (more)
Item Filed: 30/06/2009
Given the amount of controversy there has been in Parliament and the media recently concerning dyslexia and failures in contemporary literacy tuition, we feel it is particularly timely to present the data in this report, which builds a very strong ca... (more)
Item Filed: 22/01/2009
The following Q&A is copied verbatim from the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ website:
"Myth: I've been told I have to use 'Letters and Sounds' (the Primary National Strategy's phonics teaching programme).
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Item Filed: 17/06/2008
The following story appeared in the Kentish Express on 15th November 2007:
WORD PERFECT: Back to basics gets children reading
Teachers have the write stuff
A Shepway primary school is at the forefront of a change in t... (more)
Item Filed: 14/01/2008
The first Sounds~Write training courses were trialled in March 2003. From the outset we were determined to investigate the outcomes of teaching with the programme. Success for any literacy tuition programme can only be measured in terms of the number... (more)
Item Filed: 20/11/2007
This reference work has been developed for the benefit of classroom teachers and all those interested in literacy.
It is preceded by a short theoretical paper about English spelling. To download a pdf of the document follow this link... more)
Item Filed: 13/02/2007
A total of eighty-two Sounds~Write training courses were held during 2006. All told, twenty-one of our licensed trainers helped guide attendees through the five days of each course.
During the year, we trained a total of 1,431 teaching pr... (more)
Item Filed: 08/01/2007
Since the publication of the Rose Report, the DfES has decided to implement The Review of Early Reading and to establish an ‘independent quality assurance system’ that will assist schools in choosing a programme ‘which best matches their speci... (more)
Item Filed: 28/09/2006
That was one headmaster's verdict on Sounds-Write, as reported in the Whitstable Gazette on 16th March 2006.
For the full story, go here - gazette.asp
Item Filed: 10/04/2006
We warmly welcome the 'Independent Review of the teaching of early reading', conducted by Jim Rose and his team. In particular, we agree that the following are of fundamental importance: the provision of high quality phonic work for young children l... (more)
Item Filed: 29/03/2006
In a comparative study of how childrens' literacy develops with and without Sounds~Write, those who learned through our approach fared much better. For the full story, go to this page: smallstudy.asp
Item Filed: 06/01/2006
From the Isle of Thanet Gazette, 4th November 2005
How school’s pioneer approach is giving children a head start
Rising truancy rates and falling literacy skills have put schools under the spotlight. One infant school in Ramsga... (more)
Item Filed: 22/11/2005
The Sounds~Write™ course was introduced in Salford in June 2003. As an authority the decision was taken to use some ‘Wave 3’ funding to train teachers and teaching assistants who worked in Year 3 classrooms. The initial group of trainees involved a h... (more)
Item Filed: 22/05/2006