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Intervention

Read Write Inc. Fresh Start

Years/Age range

Y7

Type of children

Low attainers

Child/Adult ratio

Small group

Length of intervention

Variable (evaluations ranged from 6 to 34 weeks); 60 minutes a day

Brief description

This scheme is designed for pupils who experience considerable difficulty in reading because they read slowly, hesitantly and/or with a great deal of inaccuracy. It is a synthetic phonics-based reading, writing and spelling programme which starts with the 44 phonemes of (most accents of) English and the principal graphemes used to write them. The scheme is structured, intensive and systematic, and relies on tailored, phonically regular yet age-appropriate texts, and on special training for teachers or instructors.

Effectiveness

For comprehension in Y7: useful to remarkable

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