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Read Write Inc. Phonics

Read Write Inc. Phonics Training

Presented by Ruth Miskin 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.


Training options


Blended Training


We have made films about everything we do, from how to teach Speed Sounds to setting up the best book corners. You can now have access to our content all year round, for staff training, practice sessions, staff meetings and preparation at home.

Our new blended package combines the online training subscription with face-to-face training.

Find out more about our blended packages:

Click here to view our Frequently Asked Questions on the Online Training Subscription.



Face-to-Face Training


We show your staff step by step how to teach reading from the moment a child steps into your school – whatever their age.

A Read Write Inc. trainer can come to your school to train your staff. These 2-day sessions can have up to 45 people attending, depending on government advice, and health and safety restrictions at the time.

We also have a number of Open Training Events scheduled for 2024, where you can book a place for one or more educators. Please see the dates listed below.

Click here to book your training.

Online Training


For the optimal experience for schools, our preferred training mode is face-to-face, however we also offer Online training days. Sessions are led by a Read Write Inc. trainer, with opportunity to connect and interact with other educators.

We also have a number of Open Online Training events scheduled for 2024, where you can book a place for one or more educators. Please see the dates listed below.

Click here to book your training.



Open training events cater to the need to have individual staff trained. You can elect the number of staff you would like to attend.


Price Term 1, 2024 Term 2, 2024 Term 3, 2024 Term 4, 2024
Face to face training $550 per person (lunch and refreshments included) Adelaide
Monday 4th - Tuessday 5th March at Rydges South Park Adelaide, South Tce Adelaide SA 5000
Melbourne
Monday 13th - Tuesday 14th May - Venue TBC
Adelaide
Thursday 13th - Friday 14th June - Venue TBC
Brisbane
Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th July - Venue TBC
Adelaide
Monday 16th - Tuesday 17th September - Venue TBC
Online training $450 per person Wednesday 21st - Thursday 22nd February Wednesday 22nd - Thursday 23rd May Wednesday 21st - Thursday 22nd August
Online Leadership Trainings Price Description 2024 Dates
Making a Strong Start in Foundation $190 For the reading leader and foundation teacher. Learn the activities that make the most difference in just 20 minutes of class time. 25th November
4th December
10th December
Fast Track Tutoring $190 For the reading leader and lead tutor. Tutor-identified children every day using our incremental teaching steps so all children make progress. 27th February
30th April
4th June
6th August
24th October
From Sounds to Stories $190 For the reading leader and F/Y1 teacher. Accelerate children’s progress from sound-blending words to reading short stories. 2nd May
19th June
7th August
Getting to Grips with Graphemes $190 For the reading leader and Y1 teacher. Make sure every child can read accurately and succeed in the phonics screening check. 29th July
12th August
Fluent Readers $190 For the reading leader and Y2 teacher. Increase children’s accuracy and automaticity in word reading and teach the activities in Yellow, Blue and Grey groups. 6th February
7th May
4th September
17th October

How to Book

Training is provided by Ruth Miskin Training Australia. To book, click here.

Day 1 training content:

Speed Sounds Set 1
Word Time lessons – reading and spelling
Speed Sounds Sets 2 and 3
(3.15pm) Extra session: Senior Leadership team meeting (assessment, grouping, implementation and support)

Timings: 9am to 3:45pm

Day 2 training content:

Reading activities – reading to build accuracy, speed and comprehension
Writing activities – spelling words, writing sentences and writing composition

Timings: 9am to 3:15pm

Day 1 agenda

Session 1: 9.00am – 10.30am
Morning tea
Session 2: 10.50am – 12.45pm
Lunch
Session 3: 1.30pm – 3.15pm
*Extra session for school leaders 3.15pm – 3.45pm
This session is a leadership meeting to discuss assessment and grouping, one-to-one tutoring, and implementation and support.

Day 2 agenda

Session 1: 9.00am – 10.30am
Morning tea
Session 2: 10.50am – 12.45pm
Lunch
Session 3: 1.30pm – 3.15pm

Hayley Goldsworthy

Consultant trainer

Hayley is the consultant trainer for Ruth Miskin Training in Australia. She has over 10 years of teaching experience in both Australia and the United Kingdom. During her teaching career in the UK, Hayley was the Head of Early Years in a primary school in London. She has witnessed first-hand how Read Write Inc. is able to successfully and quickly get children reading and writing. Hayley is passionate about sharing Read Write Inc. throughout Australia.

Robert Simpson

Freelance consultant trainer

Robert is a freelance trainer for Ruth Miskin Training in Australia. He is currently an Assistant Principal in a busy primary school in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne and has been a primary school teacher for more than 25 years. He taught for 15 years in the UK before moving to Australia in 2009. He has been using Read Write Inc. for the last 12 years and is passionate about the role it can play in achieving the goal of teaching every Australian child to read.

Read Write Inc. Phonics


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.

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