Read Write Inc. Fresh Start: Teacher Handbook Revised Edition

Lesson plans and teacher guidance for implementing Fresh Start

Series Editor and Author Ruth Miskin and Illustrator Tim Archbold

Suitable for:  Teachers of students in Years 5-8 (P6-S2) who are reading below age-related expectations.

Price:  £50.80

ISBN: 978-1382035224
Publication date: 13/01/2022
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Description

Read Write Inc. Fresh Start rescues students aged 9 and above who are reading below age-related expectations, using a phonics-based approach. It enables them to become confident, fluent readers, who can access the wider curriculum.


Features

  • Supports teachers to implement the Read Write Inc. Fresh Start programme
  • Provides full guidance on how to timetable and teach the activities in each Module
  • Offers detailed advice on how to identify students and assess their progress.

This page was last updated on 10 May 2024 at 20:30 GMT

Reviews

  • We have seen an enormous improvement in not only the reading ages of our students but also their enjoyment of and enthusiasm for reading. Many teachers have commented on the increased confidence these students display when reading aloud in class and contributing to group discussions. -
  • Students are becoming equipped with the tools needed to be independent readers; gaps in their reading knowledge are being explicitly addressed; they get to practise reading texts that are absolutely accessible to them and they are visibly more confident as a result. It's like they are suddenly able to unlock a code and it's brilliant to see! -
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Table of Contents

Getting started
1: Introduction
2: Fresh Start resources
3: Route through Fresh Start
4: Learn the sound system
5: Manners matter
6: Practice matters
Assessment and progress:
1: Assessment Pupil Sheet
2: Individual Progress Record
Speed Sounds lesson plans:
Part 1: Set 1 Speed sounds - single-letter sounds
Part 2: Blending sounds into words
Part 3: Word Time 1.1 to 1.5
Part 4: Set 1 Speed Sounds - Best Friends
Part 5: Word Time 1.6 and 1.7
Part 6: Set 2 and Set 3 Speed Sounds

Modules:
Introductory Module
- Timetable
- Activities for one-to-one tutoring
- Module-specific teaching notes
Modules 1 to 33
- Timetables
- Activities for one-to-one tutoring
- Homework
- Module-specific teaching notes
Appendices:
Timetable and module activities for a small group
Glossary
Simple Speed Sounds Chart
Complex Speed Sounds Chart
Red Words
Summary of activity purposes
Phonics practice activities for teachers