A dynamic whole-school literacy program based around synthetic phonics

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Read Write Inc. Phonics is a rigorous program for F–2 that is proven to create fluent, enthusiastic readers, confident speakers and willing writers. It incorporates effective classroom management strategies that ensure participation and fast progress for all students, and comes with comprehensive lesson plans and assessment resources.

Read Write Inc. Phonics is:

  • a comprehensive, robust, curriculum-aligned literacy program
  • a ‘phonics first and fast’ approach, with all aspects of literacy connecting
  • a program where every teacher is trained and confident to teach every child
  • best implemented as a whole-school, consistent, systematic approach
  • proven in both the UK and Australia as a program that delivers results.

Read Write Inc. Training


Read Write Inc. Phonics teaches children to read accurately and fluently with good comprehension. Our dynamic Ruth Miskin trainers demonstrate the activities step-by-step, using footage of real lessons. They help you practise and prepare before teaching and use management strategies to engage children and speed up progress. New blended packages combine the online training subscription with face-to-face training.

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Case Studies

Read more about how Dundee Beach School and Tennant Creek Primary School, Northern Territory and Toowong State School, Queensland implemented Read Write Inc. Phonics

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Primary Catalogue 2018-2019

See how Tennant Creek Primary School (NT) is using Read Write Inc to create fluent, enthusiastic readers, confident speakers and willing writers.

Video duration: 2m 39s

Teaching resources



Features

  • Includes all of the resources you'll need to successfully implement Read Write Inc. Phonics in your classroom.


Handbook 1

  • Contains detailed teaching notes for teaching Speed Sounds Sets 1, 2 and 3, and for reading and writing lessons for the Red to Orange Storybooks, Non-fiction books and Get Writing! books.
  • Contains guidance on assessment and timetabling for easy implementation.
  • Includes day-by-day lesson plans that integrate Speed Sounds lessons, comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, handwriting and composition lessons.


Handbook 2

  • Contains detailed teaching notes for teaching Speed Sounds Sets 2 and 3, and for reading and writing lessons for the Yellow to Grey Storybooks, Non-fiction books and Get Writing! books.
  • Contains guidance on assessment and timetabling for easy implementation.
  • Includes day-by-day lesson plans that integrate Speed Sounds lessons, comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, handwriting and composition lessons.


Reading Leader Handbook

  • Contains everything you need to manage Read Write Inc. in your school.
  • It provides the Reading Leader with advice on how to build an effective team of reading teachers, with guidance for day-to-day coaching and monitoring.
  • Contains detailed assessment, grouping and tracking systems to ensure children complete the program quickly.


Resources

  • Speed Sounds posters support the teaching of sounds and graphemes and provide a quick review of letter–sound correspondences.
  • Speed Sounds Cards introduce the 44 sounds and corresponding graphemes to enable students to decode words easily.


Resources

  • Green and Red Word Cards help students gain fluency when reading the words independently.
  • Magnetic Sound Cards help children identify letter shapes and develop skills of blending and segmenting.
  • Fred the Frog beanie toy is used to teach Fred Talk.

Student resources



Features:

  • Fully decodable take-home readers, uniquely matched to Read Write Inc. Phonics Storybooks.
  • Provide practice for children learning the Set 1, 2 and 3 Sounds.
  • Contain a wide range of stunning illustrations and a variety of text types including fiction, non-fiction, letters, diaries, fairy tales, and more!
  • Contain supportive notes for parents and carers.


Features:

  • Allow for practice of known graphemes, and new graphemes and introduced in a controlled sequence.
  • Closely match the students' increasing knowledge of phonics.
  • Activities at the start of the books help children to practise the sounds and words they will encounter in the story.
  • Questions to talk about at the end of the story provide an extra opportunity for developing childrens comprehension.


Features

  • Guidance is given on teaching vocabulary and synonyms in dedicated vocabulary activities
  • A six-step writing process is provided, from rehearsing sentences to writing extended compositions.
  • Activities are matched to the reading materials at every level of the program.
  • Students practise transcribing and correcting sentences, and are taught how to write fiction and non-fiction texts.

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