Welcome

Partnership for Literacy

A Whole School Approach
Simon Kilner Educational Development

What we will cover in this session

   

P4L the context and journey The basic model and adaptations Tools in the P4L box The future

P4L doesnt just address the needs of learners with dyslexia, but impacts upon the educational progression of any one struggling with literacy.

P4L the context and journey

Stage One - P4L Primary (Projects)  Stage Two P4L Secondary (Projects)  Stage Three P4L Packages (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary +++)


P4L - Project Model

The Apprenticeship Phase  Whole-school awareness  Screening and screening training  Teaching materials training  17 weeks sessions teaching and apprentice training  Family learning  Re-screening

P4L Project Model

Specialist trains the teachers and LSAs Secure sustainability Embed the new resources and teaching approaches Implement intervention strategies throughout the school, Dyslexia Action specialist teacher for support beyond 17 weeks

P4L Project Resource Components



Primary Projects
Active Literacy Kit Units of Sound software and work books

Secondary Projects
Units of Sound software and work books Dyslexia Action Writing Course

P4L Primary Projects



35 schools between 2006/09 Predominantly funded by independent donations but ten of the partnerships, beginning in January and September 2008 supported through government funding. One of two projects cited in rose Report 2009

Results - January 2006 July 2008

  

2,511 children were screened across 21 primary schools on average that the bottom 20 per cent of children made significant gains in reading. Reading: 42 per cent of 500 children with most severe difficulties moved from the below average range to average. Those with the most pronounced difficulties made some progress and were not seen to fall further behind their peers, as is often the case.

Satisfaction Ratings and Comments



On average the head teachers across the 21 primary schools scored the usefulness of the training as 5.3 (where 1 is least helpful and 6 is most helpful). The scores were the same for the sustainability of the project across all 21 primary schools.

P4L Journey - Stage 2

P4L Secondary Projects  14 Schools over 2 years  Awaiting evaluations from Uni of Durham  Very good satisfaction ratings from staff and students

P4L Journey - Stage 3

P4L Package:  Initial Set up meeting  Up to two days hands on resource training  Two resource Components selected from:
Units of Sound software and work books Active Literacy Kit Dyslexia Action Writing Course
  

7 half days of a specialist Dyslexia Action teaching you staff whilst working with learners. Final sustainability meeting Total cost 5,000

Partnership for Literacy Packages Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Schools and Colleges

Flexible Partnership Packages adapt to the needs of individual organisations - or clusters working together. No need for screening or the research model.

Context of P4L Packages

    

Need for second chance and whole school literacy programmes Academies Primary and Secondary schools Reduced SEN support from LAs outsourcing Funding Successes 25 schools across UK confirmed for next year 15 more expected

Models
Single Schools or Colleges  Clusters of 5 schools  Secondary school and feeder schools  Other options Unions, Business, Charities


Tools in the P4L box

Active Literacy Kit (ALK )  Units of Sound (UofS)  The Writing Course


Resources are effective in a whole school setting because:



 

 

Can be used with children with a wide range of abilities Are skill-based, not age-specific, and so older children are not demeaned Can be used by non-specialist teaching staff Provide a tool kit for Teaching Assistants working with children with SEN Can be used as part of group teaching Develop independent learning skills

Active Literacy Kit

With P4L you can make 5 minutes count! The teaching materials allow us to focus on teaching the children and not on paperwork because they do all the reporting and monitoring for us; and one exercise informs the next. Teresa Critcher, SENCO at Our Lady of Lourdes

Active Literacy Kit

1. Designed to support learners with literacy difficulties, not just dyslexia based. 2. A series of short timed exercises build skills for automatic, fluent and accurate reading and spelling.

Active Literacy Kit

 

Placement test highlights areas of need M/s structured activities in

  

phonological awareness, Sound letter links for reading and writing Spelling and reading taught independently Single picture, sound, letter name End vowel consonant chunks Cvc

Progression
  

 

Timed exercises for automaticity Links directly into the Units of Sound

I love the game where you have to feel the letters and work out what they are without looking Michael aged 10
The Active Literacy Kit is a comprehensive package of high quality support materials. Initial assessment provides vital baseline information and the means to construct effective action plans. The accompanying manuals give detailed information on the use of materials and a variety of photocopiable resources. The children enjoyed working through the carefully graded exercises and are motivated by the time challenges. Teresa Critcher, SENCO at Our Lady of Lourdes

I like doing the alphabetical rainbow [ALK] and doing spelling on the computer [UofS]. Eleanor (Aged 8)

Units of Sound - Software Based

 

Stage 1- from cvc words Stage 2 - from blends and digraphs Stage 3 - multi syllable words Each stage covers approximately 2 years of reading age.

Units of Sound Structure

 

  

Gradual slope design success Repetition same words at any given stage / page in all four elements Multi sensory read, say, listen, record, type Independent reading and spelling levels Screening targets areas of need

Units of Sound Independent learning

 

Self managed marking and checking Face to face support check reading Built in checks for moving on.

Monitoring progress and measuring effectiveness

Student Management: Teacher Controlled

UofS Literacy that Fits

     

USB Portable Individualised Library systems Initial training On going support required

Learner Record student home page

Writing Course


  

Developing Literacy for Study at Secondary School - Spelling and Writing A 10 session course Prepared by Cecilia Sims based on Developing Literacy for Study and Work by Walter Bramley.

6 Threads - Weekly Session Structure

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Spelling rule of the week we will see an overview of each rule Oral exercise Spelling exercise using rule of the week Writing Point of the week Writing Exercise Verbs and Tenses exercise

The future
 

Teachers to deliver the packages Training and Centre support to have experience and skills with all of component materials

More Information


For a general introduction to Units of Sound go to www.unitsofsound.net If you are interested in talking to someone about how Dyslexia Action can support you please email leeds@dyslexiaaction.org.uk or phone 0113 2888144 and speak to Simon Kilner p4l@dyslexiaaction.org.uk