by admin | Mar 2, 2026 | Case Study, Secondary School, UK
Woodham Academy is a mainstream secondary school that serves a diverse intake of students, many arriving in Year 7 with reading ages significantly below age-related expectations. We talked to Ellesha Gray, Literacy Coordinator, about how they’ve implemented...
by Tita Beaven | Oct 23, 2025 | Australia, Primary Education, Secondary School, UK, Uncategorized, USA
Fluency is often described as the bridge between learning to decode and reading with true comprehension. But what does fluency really involve and how can teachers best support it in the classroom? In our recent Sounds-Write webinar, Reaching Fluency, Practical...
by Jodie | Aug 26, 2025 | Australia, Blog, Decodable Readers, Interventions, Secondary School
At Sounds-Write, we’re passionate about creating high-quality, age-appropriate resources that support structured literacy and empower every learner. In this Q&A, we speak with Moira Ruff, author of The Outdoor Adventures, part 1 & part 2, our newest series of...
by Tita Beaven | Jul 10, 2025 | Blog, Primary Education, Secondary School, UK
The newly-published Writing Framework (2025) and the Reading Framework (2023) together offer schools a clear, research-informed direction: secure the foundations of reading and writing early, and build on them progressively throughout primary education. They emphasise...
by admin | Feb 1, 2025 | Case Study, Secondary School, UK
Allison Shaw worked as a primary school teacher for over 30 years before becoming a Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Cardinal Hume, an ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, 2024) secondary school in the northeast of England. A strong interest in reading and literacy, shared with...
