The difference we make
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Educators rate our training 4.8/5
Educators gain a strong understanding of the Science of Learning and feel confident in delivering phonics to all students.
Students are engaged during phonics sessions
Teachers report that children are engaged and thrive in the routines established with the Sounds-Write programme.
Improves reading and spelling
In our research, students finished Year 1 with an average spelling age 10.9 months above their average chronological age. Sounds-Write teaches spelling explicitly and methodically alongside reading.
Impactful across settings
Sounds-Write has been designed for use in whole-class and interventions, making it highly effective across a huge range of education settings.
99%
reported improved phonics teaching with Sounds-Write
rating for impact on teaching phonics effectively
96%
of practitioners would recommend our phonics training
Annual membership prices starting from £400
What educators say about our impact…
“Sounds-Write is in a league of its own! I can’t begin to explain the difference Sounds-Write has made to our teaching and the impact it has had on our pupils.”
Phonics Lead, England
“Sounds-Write needs to be used across the country as the impact it has on all children, not just early years, is phenomenal. I teach it throughout the school and all my colleagues cannot believe the positive impact it has had!”
Classroom Teacher, Scotland
“The introduction of Sounds-Write is the change that has had the biggest impact on children’s
learning. Children’s confidence and independence while reading and writing has grown
dramatically.”
Phonics Lead, Wales
Sounds-Write is for all learners
Sounds-Write is used successfully with a diverse range of learners in different settings, including special schools. The programme’s structured, cumulative approach makes it highly effective for EAL learners and for learners across a broad spectrum of additional needs.
WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS
“By the end of Reception, children’s average spelling age was 14.8 months above their average chronological age.”
Case, S., Philpot, D. & Walker, J. (2009).
A longitudinal study of literacy development using Sounds-Write.
Charitable giving
As part of our regular giving initiatives, we have supported a number of high-impact organisations. These causes were selected with input from our practitioner community, and it has been a privilege to champion them together.
Since 2021, we have provided…
Free phonics resources and events
We have always believed that literacy should not be bound by what a school or family can afford. Providing equal access to high-quality phonics resources has always felt essential to our mission.