School Improvement Service

Primary National Strategy

Literacy interventions in Key Stage 1

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Every Child A Reader
^{A 3 year initiative aimed at demonstrating that with the right support almost all children can reach age-appropriate levels of literacy by the end of KS1.
Learning from Every Child A Reader}
Layered literacy interventions
^{Important learning from the initiative so far includes no one-size-fits-all solutions but the use of a 'layered' approach to tackle the difficulties that some children have in Year 1 and Year 2 with more intensive interventions for those whose needs are greatest and lower-key interventions for those who can achieve age-related expectations with just a little help.}

^{A range of targeted interventions are required if all children are achieve the goal of becoming effective and enthusiastic readers and writers by the end of Key Stage 1.}

^{In the initiative at the heart of the work in schools involved in the initiative is a highly trained literacy expert (typically a Reading Recovery trained teacher) who works directly with the very lowest-attaining children. This teachers manages a range of interventions:}

• ^{assessing children to target interventions precisely;}
• ^{providing support for trained teaching assistants (TAs) delivering the intentions;}
• ^{monitoring and evaluating the impact of interventions on children's learning and progress.}

^{In many of the schools the layered approach involves Early Literacy Support (ELS) for those just below average, a TA led 1 to 1 devised by Fischer Family Trust (FFT Wave 3) for some and 1 to 1 teacher-led Reading Recovery for those who by six have made little progress. Talking Partners is increasingly used, alongside literacy interventions, to develop oral language skills.}

Early Literacy Support
^{An intervention programme for Year 1 children aimed at accelerating them to age-appropriate NLS Framework objectives (Under revision post Rose Report).}

^{Early Literacy Support Programme: Materials for teachers working in partnership with TAs.}

Talking Partners
^{Speaking and listening programme developed in Bradford involving 10 week intervention aimed at developing confidence and competence in speaking and listening. Originally developed for EAL learners, works well also for for children whose first language is English. A trained Talking Partner (usually a TA) works with three children (YR to Y3) for 3 sessions 20mins a week.}

^ORACY

^{RAISE Project Case Study}

^{The role of ICT as a catalyst}

Fischer Family Trust
^{Aimed at Year 1 (can be used in Year 2 & 3) to enable children to participate more fully in literacy lessons and develop sufficient knowledge and skills to benefit from a Wave 2 intervention. Delivered by experienced TA, for example one already accustomed to using ELS. Teacher and TA joint 3 day training. 20 mins a day 1 to 1 on a rolling programme -reading day followed by writing day for 10 weeks.}

^{WAVE 3 Literacy Programmes}

Reading Recovery
^{Aimed at children who are about 6. Enables those who have made little or no progress to catch up with their peers in reading and writing. Children work 1 to 1 with a specifically trained teacher for 30 mins a day, every day, for 12 to 20 weeks. teachers trained over a period of a year.}

^{National Network
Institute of Education
New Zealand}

Where to find more...
^{Better Reading Partnership
Early Literacy Support
Every Child A Reader
Fischer Family Trust Wave 3
Reading Intervention
Reading Recovery
Talking Partners}

<sup>A Case Study

Literacy -The Whole Story -KS1 Support Staff</sup>

^{A precis of research onthe common strategies}