We offer a whole host of professional development (PD) opportunities for Sounds-Write trained practitioners!

The Practitioners’ Portal is our members platform packed with teaching resources, free downloads, recorded webinars, and lesson tips. Access our free whiteboard activities generator and get to grips with our new formative assessment tools which track student progress through the code.

Bespoke coaching sessions with one of our expert trainers are available upon request, and are costed according to the training needs of your team.

The Sounds-Write Manual is yours to keep once you’ve passed the Practitioners’ training course, offering a comprehensive library rich with theory-based content every reading specialist needs to know for hours of free CPD.

Live webinars run year-round on topics which our practitioners tell us will support their teaching practice, including planning, fidelity, and teaching interventions. Every session includes a live Q&A where practitioners can ask specific questions relating to their experiences in the classroom.

Networking opportunities are available via our Facebook groups, which are a great place to ask questions, discuss topics you might need help with, share ideas, and keep up to date with what’s new at Sounds-Write.

Specialist courses are for Sounds-Write trained practitioners who want to develop their teaching skills further. You can find out more about the courses available here.

We also offer several professional development courses, including the Masterclass for Phonics Leads and the Masterclass in Teaching Phonics as an Intervention. In addition to all of this, we post regularly on social media, pointing practitioners in the direction of further reading and research that will improve your practice.

Sounds-Write Symposium is our biannual professional conference bringing together leaders in the field of literacy, linguistics, and education. The Symposium is for educators, professionals and parents wanting to learn more about the speech-to-print approach. The recordings from the 2023 Symposium are still available to purchase here. 

Yes!

All of the resources you need to carry out Sounds-Write successfully are included in the manual, which is yours to keep when you pass the practitioners training.

We also have a collection of free eBooks available and a library of downloadable resources on our members platform, The Sounds-Write Practitioners’ Portal. 

We have an online shop where you can purchase our decodable books, activity books, and games, which are aligned with the Sounds-Write scope and sequence.

Yes, Sounds-Write meets all the 2021 Early Learning Goals for Literacy for comprehension, reading and writing. Find out more here. 

Yes, we are!

In England, we have been validated by the Department of Education as a high-quality systematic synthetic phonics teaching programme. Find the list here.

In Western Australia, we have been endorsed by the Department of Education.

In the United States, we are on the Colorado Department of Education advisory list of instructional reading.

You can find all the information about our training packages, what’s included, and a breakdown of the costs here.

1. You will need access to a PC or laptop (including Mac) to access the course and do the course activities.

2. You should not do the course on your phone or on a tablet, as some of the quiz activities will not work well.

3. Your computer should have Chrome or Firefox as the preferred browsers (please note that the course will not be fully functional with Microsoft Edge, and you might not be able to complete parts of the course if this is your only available browser).

4. You will need a connection speed that is good enough and stable enough to watch the course videos.

5. If you are accessing the course website from school or work, it is your responsibility to check with your IT manager that the firewall at your school/workplace will enable you to access external content, i.e., the content from our course platform.

6. You will need a notebook to write in, and it is important you take notes on the course as you go along.

7. For some activities, you will need to video yourself. You can use the camera on your laptop or a mobile phone. The format you will need to submit your videos in is: .mov, .avi, or .mp4

In order to do the course, you will need to have basic ICT skills such as:
– Filming yourself on your camera/laptop and uploading videos following simple instructions.
– Using our online forum to take part in discussions.
– Access live Zoom meetings.
– Drag and drop and multiple-choice quizzes.

You will receive log in information to access our online training platform, Appsembler after the registration date closes

Individual bookings:

Once you’ve registered on to a course you will receive a confirmation email. You will be contacted again after the registration closing date, with an invoice and a booking form. 

Package bookings:

When you make a group booking you will receive an instant confirmation email. Once the registration has closed, the participants that you have booked for will receive an email asking them to confirm our terms and conditions of training. It’s important that they open this email to read and accept the terms and conditions to confirm their place on the training course. Please let them know they have been booked on a course to expect this email.

Face-to-Face Course Bookings:
Once registrations have closed, participants will receive details directly from their trainer to confirm the details about the venue, timings, and any other important information.

• Online Course Bookings:
  About 2 weeks before the course starts, you will receive an email from their trainer to introduce themselves.
• Closer to the start date, you will receive a further 2 emails from onlinecourses@sounds-write.co.uk – the first will provide more information about the course, and the second will contain information on how to register onto the course platform.
• Before the course starts, participants will receive an email from courses@appsembler.com containing the invitation to register on the course platform and access the course material.

Please check your junk folder and if required, add courses@appsembler.com to the ‘white list’.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

If you trained on a face-to-face course, your certificate will be released during week four of the course on the ‘progress page’ of the training platform. If you trained online, certificates are released during week five of the course and will be available from the ‘progress page’ of the training platform.

During your training, you will receive an email from us prompting you to request a certificate with instructions on how to do this. If you require further support or forget to request a certificate within the timeframe, contact onlinecourses@sounds-write.co.uk.

You should still be able to log in to the Practitioners’ Portal. Use your old email address and password to log in. Then, click the ‘My Profile’ icon at the top right-hand corner to update your contact information. Click ‘Change Email’ to update your email address.

Log in now.

You will receive an email inviting you to register for the Practitioners’ Portal within two weeks after passing your training. You will need a copy of your certificate, so ensure you download the certificate from here prior to registering.

If you have a copy of your certificate, you can register for the Practitioners’ Portal now here.

Please allow a further three working days for our support team to approve your registration. If you still do not have access, contact portal@sounds-write.co.uk for support.

Registrations officially open approximately four weeks before the course starts, and you should expect to receive a formal invitation at this time. Please ensure you complete the expression of interest form for your preferred course as soon as possible. Spaces are limited and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

You can find the specialist course dates and information here.

Please contact us with the following information and we will generate an invoice for you:

Requested items (visit the Sounds-Write shop for a list of all books and resources available in your area):
Contact name for invoicing:
Email address:
School:
Postal address:
Shipping address (name and address where the order is to be posted):
Purchase order number (if applicable):

Once the invoice has been issued and paid we will arrange the delivery of your purchased items.