i-read Pilot

This portal has been created in order to track the progress of St Mary Magdalen's RC Junior School and Oakington Manor Foundation School, both schools in the London borough of Brent as they pilot Cambridge Hitachi's new software, i-read. Both schools are members of the ICT -Register, part of the Specialist Schools Trust and were asked to incorperate this into their schools' Literacy and English planning.

Sarah (right) and Donna (left), Literacy coordinators from both schools with Kate Magill from Cambridge Hitachi (centre)

Overview

New for ages 7 – 11, i-read is an easy-to-use resource that has been specifically designed for teaching reading skills and strategies to the whole class using an interactive whiteboard.

Main features

Makes best use of whiteboard technology, including music, video clips, sound effects, poetry readings, oral storytelling and dialogues to hone listening skills and to help children engage with the text.

A blended resource with accompanying pupil anthologies to support guided and independent reading away from the whiteboard

Includes engaging stories and non-fiction texts that have been newly written, plus poetry from Children's and teacher's favourite authors

Easily integrated and used with your existing resources with cross references to the NLS, the Scottish 5 – 14 Guidelines and the Northern Ireland Lines of Development.

Supports the teaching and learning of reading and manages the transition from reading to writing.