Primary English: Supporting struggling learners with phonics |
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| Event Code | CPD 20/088 |
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| Event type | Course | ||||||
| Event categories | Teaching | ||||||
| Event Summary | Do you have pupils across the year groups who are struggling to acquire and apply phonic knowledge? This course will give you some ideas and practical strategies to help you identify and address the difficulties. | ||||||
| Event description | The course will explore some of the common difficulties pupils experience when learning phonics including auditory discrimination, blending and grapheme/phoneme correspondences. The session will cover: • Identifying the problem - a range assessment tasks aimed at pinpointing a pupil's specific area of difficulty • Planning a programme of support• Ideas and activities to support teaching • Reviewing progress The course is suitable for teachers and teaching assistants working with pupils in KS1 and KS2 |
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| Additional information | Trainer Biography - Kathy Ewers, Education Adviser (Teaching & Learning) With a background in English subject leadership and special needs, Kathy specialises in phonics, spelling and reading offering a range of CPD courses in these areas along with bespoke support for schools. She is an accredited trainer for a number of interventions including FFT Wave 3 Literacy, Write Away Together,Talking Partners and Inference Training. Kathy is also an experienced moderator and a Basic Skills Quality Mark assessor. Displayed fees are subject to VAT |
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| Learning outcomes | Delegates will leave the session with a range of tools to help them support pupils who are struggling to acquire phonic knowledge and skills. | ||||||
| Subject Areas | English/Literacy / Special Educational Needs / Teaching & Learning | ||||||
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| Type of school | Infant / Junior / Primary / Special | ||||||
| Target Audience |
SENCo / Teaching Assistant / Teaching staff
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| Trainers | Kathy Ewers | ||||||
| Admin contact | Training & Development (training@junipereducation.org) | ||||||
