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Children absorb our stress. Fake your zen! Be confident in what your children have learned. Practise short snappy word-reading sessions every day this week.
In the video above, watch our trainer, Ruth, show delegates how to teach children to read new words and practise familiar ones. |
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| Get your new staff trained in Phonics early next term |
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| Our September and October Phonics Regional Trainings are ready to book. Please see the list at the bottom of this newsletter. |
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| Free Read Write Inc. Fresh Start Regional Meetings this June and July |
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The new 2017 edition of Fresh Start will be published on 20 June – find out more about the updates on our website. Our trainers will be demonstrating the updates at our Read Write Inc. Fresh Start Regional Meetings in June and July.
Watch the video above to see the programme in action at a London school, and hear from the students and staff about their progress.
Find events near you and book places |
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| Announcing a brand new Teacher Dashboard for MyBookBlog |
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MyBookBlog users will have a new Teacher Dashboard from Wednesday 14 June.
3 amazing Teacher Dashboard features to look forward to: More in-depth and versatile analysis of vocabulary and comprehension scores Termly Challenge Guidance questionnaires and graphs for monitoring reading progress quickly and easily A redesigned, user-friendly interface. Please note: MyBookBlog will be inaccessible from 4pm on Tuesday 13 June, for up to 4 hours, while our tech team work to make the new Dashboard live.
If you don’t use MyBookBlog but are very intrigued by these new features, check out the MyBB website to find out more – it is a new online resource for children and teachers that helps foster a love of reading (the holy grail for attainment and social mobility!).
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| DfE-funded Phonics Roadshows in the North of England
Ruth Miskin Training is pleased to announce twelve Phonics Roadshows in the North of England funded by the Department for Education. The events will run in June and July and will showcase best practice in the teaching of phonics and early reading.
Events will be in Middlesbrough, Bradford, Hull, Manchester, Scarborough, Doncaster, Liverpool, Cumbria, Blackpool, Oldham, Sheffield, and St Helens.
If you know of any schools that would benefit from these events, please direct them to our website. |
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Leaders Eat Last
Use your team’s biochemistry to get the best results - every leader at every level should watch this video. |
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Six steps to ensure effective TA-led interventions
All 7 trials of TA-led intervention funded by the EEF (Education Endowment Foundation) in the last 5 years had positive results.
Make the most of your Teaching Assistants with the 6 tips in this article for the TES.
Read it here |
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We love literacy!
Keeping your children reading through KS2 is crucial to giving them the best chances in life.
Read this EEF guide to improving literacy in KS2 |
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Record numbers of teenagers enjoy reading
You can read a summary of the finding here, or read the full National Literacy Trust report here. |
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| Read Write Inc. Phonics Regional Training
this September and October |
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Find your nearest training in the list below, or click here to see the full list of available dates. Remember to take advantage of our special offer for
Read Write Inc. Phonics training - get a 5th place free when you book 4 places on the same training event! |
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