by admin | Nov 3, 2025 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK, Uncategorized
The high quality of their phonics practice has earned Ashby Willesley Primary School Silver School accreditation from Sounds-Write. Catherine Anslow, Phonics Lead and Year 2 teacher, shares with us what they like about Sounds-Write and the impact it’ s had on...
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 admin | Oct 6, 2025 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK
Braille and phonics working together in inclusive classrooms at Sunnyside Academy At Sunnyside Academy in Middlesbrough, inclusive phonics teaching is built on the belief that every child can learn to read. Since introducing Sounds-Write in 2018, the school has...
by admin | Oct 6, 2025 | Case Study, Primary Education, SEND, UK
Emma Enderwick, Phonics and Early Reading Lead at Sunnyside Academy in Middlesbrough, has led the school’s implementation of Sounds-Write since 2018. With over twenty years of experience in Early Years education, she has helped embed an inclusive, consistent approach...
by Tita Beaven | Sep 30, 2025 | Blog, UK, Uncategorized
Recently, a teacher asked us this question: “The new statutory framework for writing says children should not be taught writing on a whiteboard or on the carpet, but should be sitting at a table. A number of Sounds-Write lessons involve children writing words and even...
by Jacinda Vaughan | Aug 2, 2025 | Australia, Blog, UK, USA
The Sounds-Write Progress Checks are carefully designed to align closely with your daily phonics instruction. Far from being just another test, these checks are devised to feel like a natural extension of your Sounds-Write lessons, putting teaching and meaningful data...
