2. Why Read Write Inc?Why Read Write Inc? D Tried and tested over many years D Systematic and structured D Early success in reading D Training and ongoing staff development

3. What is Read Write Inc? D A rapid Learn to readprogramme so children can… D Read to learn for the rest of their lives

4. Who is it for?Who is it for? D 4 year olds plus D Older children who need to ‘catch-up’ D Children new to English

5. How does it work?How does it work? Children: D Learn 44 sounds and matching letters/letter groups D Learn to blend sounds to read words D Read lots of specially written books This is decoding

6. How does it work?How does it work? Children: D Talk a lot about what they have read to show they understand D Listen to and discuss other ideas to deepen understanding This is comprehendingThis is comprehending

7. SoundsSounds All words are made up of sounds In English there are 44

8. Graphemes A grapheme is a sound written down English has more than 150 graphemes A complex code!

9. Consonants: stretchy Consonants: bouncy Set 1 soundsSet 2 sounds Vowels: stretchy Vowels: bouncy flmnrsvzshth ng nk b ckck dghjpqutwxych aeiouayayeighowow oo ararororairirirououoyoy Children learn a simple code first

10. flmnrsvzshthng nk ff phll lemm mb nn knrr wrss se c ce vezz sti ci bc kdghjpqutwxych bbck ch ddggg ge dge ppttwhtch aeiouayeeighow eaa_e aiy ea e i_e ie io_e oa o oo arorairirouoyireearure u_e ue ew oor ore aw au areur erowoi

11. Fred... D Fred helps children learn to read Fred can only talk in sounds... (Fred can only say c_a_t, he can’t say cat) We call this Fred Talk

12. D If children understand Fred they can blend orally Blending is needed for reading Fred...

13. Storybooks and Get Writing Books

14. So how can you help your child? D By knowing the 44 pure sounds D By using the Speed Sound cards with your child D By knowing how to blend using Fred Talk for readingm_a_t

15. And... D By reading to your child lots of lovely stories and asking lots of questions! Use these prompts to help you: What is that character thinking? What is the character saying? What do you think that character is What is happening? What do you think happens next? feeling now?

16. And... D By enriching conversations through description: “Look at that rain. It looks like little diamonds sparkling on the window pane!” D By having fun with words and language. “I’m as hot as a spud in a cooking pot!” D By praising your child for using new words or interesting images

17. Thank you... Happy reading!