Raise standards in reading comprehension through a variety of engaging, workable, and enjoyable ways to enhance children’s reading confidence.

Raising Attainment in Reading provides a comprehensive overview of the skills that children need to become successful readers. This powerful one-day reading CPD course takes aspects of reading comprehension and demonstrates how to support all children in their skill development - through games to improve vocabulary, retention, speed and depth of understanding.

By attending this course, you will:

• Find out how to build more opportunities in your teaching to develop reading comprehension skills
• Discover a range of proven strategies that can support children in becoming quick and confident readers, able to tackle a whole range of questions around a text.
• Practise and discuss ways to enhance the teaching of inference and deduction
• Increase your understanding of the reading comprehension and word reading expectations of the National Curriculum and how these translate into everyday practice - simply and effectively

You will return to your classroom with an in-depth understanding of how to support children in becoming confident readers.

Audience

• English and Literacy Leaders
• Teachers & TAs - KS1 & KS2
• Senior Leadership Team

“A well-paced and lively presentation with lots of strategies to engage and motivate pupils without being too resource heavy to ensure pupil progression and develop a love of reading.”
Salma Patel, Assistant Headteacher, Buxton School.

“An excellent day, just what I needed! My mind is full of ideas. Great being able to discuss with other teachers.”
Sarah Bond, Literacy Coordinator, Aldenham Preparatory School.

"Excellent. Have learnt a lot and will be using it in my classroom. Resources were excellent. thank you for providing so much information." Kirsten Rainbow, Class Teacher, Ponteland Middle School

As a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic we are now live-streaming all of our courses.

For the most up to date information regarding the pandemic, please take a look at our 'COVID-19 Update' page.

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