Initial Teacher Training:
How can student teachers be best prepared to teach reading?

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check:
Will it prevent reading failure?

Who should come?

Early years and primary school teachers, university lecturers in teacher education, student teachers, headteachers, literacy co-ordinators, early years co-ordinators, SEN co-ordinators, education advisors, publishers, academics, representatives of the media, politicians and anyone else interested in improving the teaching of reading in our schools.
 

KEY NOTE SPEAKER

• Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for Schools

  "Government Initiatives to Improve the Teaching of Reading in England."

• Sue Lloyd, Elizabeth Nonweiler, Debbie Hepplewhite, synthetic phonics authors, consultants, trainers

  "Challenging Myths: Do we need a range of strategies or does one size fit all?"

• Marj Newbury, reception class teacher, partnership teacher with Bradford College, phonics trainer

  "Lecture Theatre? Classroom? Where should student teachers learn to teach early reading skills?"

• Jacqui Worsley, Jenny Harris, Jennie Price : Norfolk's Educational Psychology and Specialist Support

  "Unlocking the door to literacy: the power of synthetic phonics."

• Ruth Harrison-Palmer, PgCE Primary Programme Leader, University of Cumbria

  "How can universities make sure their student teachers are well prepared for teaching reading?"

• Ruth Miskin, programme author, founder of Ruth Miskin Literacy training, consultant, ex-headteacher

  "Teaching Every Child to Read: This must be the avowed core purpose of all primary schools."

There will be five talks to choose from, including:

• Jennifer Chew, contributor to 'Letters and Sounds' with
  Lesley Drake, teacher, literacy co-ordinator

  "The Year 1 Phonics Screening Check: What will it be like? How can we make sure our children succeed?"

• Debbie Hepplewhite, synthetic phonics programme author, consultant and trainer

  "The Two-Pronged Approach to Synthetic Phonics Teaching: Systematic and Incidental" (N.B. This file takes a while to load)

• Dr Diane McGuinness, Professor Emeritus in Psychology, University of South Florida

  "What is the English Alphabet Code and Why is it so Hard to Teach? How to structure lessons so every child learns to read, write, and spell."

• Naomi Foxcroft, trainer/teacher, Stepping Stones Nigeria with
  Olubusola Eshiet, trainer/literacy advocate, Hope Alive Foundation

  "Training and Inspiring Teachers in the Niger Delta: a model for embedding synthetic phonics in government primary schools."

• Fiona Nevola, teacher, trainer and Sound Reading System programme developer

  "Catch Up in the Primary School: How to make sure no child begins secondary school unable to read."

	Dandelion Readers Phonic Books
	Floppy's Phonics Sounds and Letters Oxford University Press
	Read Write Inc Oxford University Press
	Jelly and Bean Follifoot Farm
	Get Reading Right
	Jolly Phonics and Jolly Grammar Jolly Learning
	Phonics Bug Pearson
	Fun with Phonics Pearson
	Phonics International
	Trugs
	Sound Discovery Synthetic Phonics Ltd
	Sound Reading System
	Step by Step Cat Phonics
	Piper Books
	Sound Steps to Reading and Allographs