by admin | Feb 18, 2025 | News
According to a National Literacy Trust survey, ‘more than a third of children rarely or never write by hand in their spare time’. Should we be surprised or worried by this? asked Jonny Diamond on BBC’s The World At One (6th December 2024) in conversation with Melissa...
by admin | Dec 20, 2024 | News, PSC
When considering the Phonics Screening Check and the code knowledge that needs to be learned, there can sometimes be an urgency to ‘get through’ the scope and sequence. The beauty of Sounds-Write is that the scope and sequence follow a cumulative nature, meaning you...
by admin | Nov 27, 2024 | News, PSC
The PSC (Phonics Screening Check) may seem some time away yet but, at Sounds-Write, we recommend that you review what your class has been doing so far to make plans for the months ahead. Let us guide you! In this blog, we’ll explain how you can use the tools we’ve...
by admin | Oct 23, 2024 | News
The PSC (Phonics Screening Check) is as much a test of phonemic awareness skills and conceptual understanding as it is of code knowledge. This blog will explore why it is so important that these skills are practised to automaticity and what you can do to ensure that...
by admin | Jul 2, 2024 | News, PSC
CEO, John Walker, reflects on the history and purpose of the phonics screening check and shares his advice for educators looking to support their students going forward. Twelve years on and after much initial opposition, English schools have just run the latest...
