Teaching reading to all!
with Dr Sarah Moseley
21 October 2022: 9 am – 12 noon
Learning to read is a key to education, but do we know enough about how reading develops to support all our learners? Furthermore, if learning to read defines our success, what does this mean for learners with more complex learning needs, for whom a traditional reading curriculum may not be accessible or appropriate?
This course will introduce the information required to help you develop prerequisite and emergent reading skills for learners with complex learning needs, to build enjoyment, confidence, and a love of reading!
NB: Updated to reflect the outcomes and implementation of the Reading Framework published in July 2021.
9.00 am Welcome & introduction
9.10 am Warm Up!
9.25 am Session 1: ‘Why teach reading and how do we do it?’
This session will help you understand what good literacy teaching looks like, especially for learners with complex needs.
In this session, delegates will explore:
the foundations of reading
the importance of a literacy-rich environment in learning to read
how to develop pupil’s motivation and engagement in reading
the role of high expectations in becoming a successful reader
9.45 am Breakout Room Chat Task
We consider the story of Jonathan and his journey to becoming literate. Our discussion points afterwards will include:
How did the video make you feel?
For some pupils, it is challenging to identify their barriers to learning. What happens, then?
10.00 am Session 2: Why children, and young people with SEN, have difficulty learning to read
This session will look at the four stages involved in reading: input, integration, memory and output, and the issues learners with complex needs experience in these stages.
In this session, delegates will explore:
which core and prerequisite reading skills to teach, and how
how to decide where to begin
assessing progress in reading
practical ideas and resources to create an inclusive reading environment
10.25 am Practical Task
Video task, followed by discussion:
What information did the learner need to input?
How is this supported?
How did they support the learner to retain information through memory?
How did they support learners to share this at the output stage?
What could you do to make this inclusive for all learners?
10.40 am COFFEE BREAK and mini online learning course
11.00 am Discussion of key points from online learning course
11.10 am Session 3: Developing core skills, word recognition and language comprehension
This practical session will include activities, ideas and resources for all learners working on core reading skills.
In this session, delegates will explore:
how to teach word recognition
how pupils learn words by sight
the importance of language comprehension and successful teaching strategies
core reading skills and spiky learning profiles
an introduction to teaching phonics
11.45 pm Q & A
12 noon Plenary, thank you and goodbye!
This course will be appropriate for classroom practitioners from special schools and colleges, mainstream settings with specialist SEN provision and early years settings, and working with pupils with severe/complex learning needs and autism, or both.
The following resources will be available in your account for one week after the course date: a digital recording of this event, any resources shared/signposted during the session and a transcript of Zoom chat.
Each place costs £60 plus VAT (£72 in total.)
You can choose to pay by credit card for this booking. You can also request an invoice by confirming your booking by entering a Purchase Order Number on the booking form.
To make a group booking, please select the number of places you wish to book using the drop down menu in the ‘Book event’ section. Select ‘next.’ Complete the requested fields and the name and email addresses of those wishing to attend. If you don’t know the email address for any delegate, you can email this to lois@hirstwood.com later.
“A beneficial and informative course which I thoroughly enjoyed.”
“Thank you so much for a really interesting and useful morning – I will definitely be looking at other courses with Hirstwood Training.”
“A great course with lots of fantastic ideas and food for thought!”
Dr Sarah Moseley has over 25 years of experience working in special and mainstream education, from teaching assistant to Headteacher. In addition, she has a solid research background, including a master’s degree and PhD in Special Education, focusing on teaching reading for pupils with SEND and inclusion. Sarah has presented nationally and internationally at conferences and is a published author.
Sarah’s PhD centred on teaching reading to pupils with SLD and the impact on their feelings as learners. Her research focused on six special schools across the UK with pupils aged 11-14 years and found positive results from including all pupils in a reading curriculum.
