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Support literacy development

Improving Boys' Literacy in Wales - Barry Comprehensive School In this video teachers demonstrate their successful strategies for improving literacy in teenage boys at Barry Comprehensive School in Wales.

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

'Level 3 diploma Supporting Teaching and Learning in schools, Primary, candidate handbook: The Teaching Assistant's handbook' by Louise Burnham and Brenda Baker, published by HeinemannRead the relevant pages from the handbook on supporting literacy development.
‘Removing barriers to literacy’ by Ofsted
‘Visual problems and reading difficulties’ webpage on the Patoss website
‘Literacy and numeracy catch-up strategies’ by the Department for Education
'Speech, Language and Communication Needs and Literacy Difficulties' produced by ICAN

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click the link to the left to visit the website of the National Literacy Trust which is an independent charity that works to improve reading, listening and speaking skills.
Click the link to the left to visit the Primary Resources website. The website contains free lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for Primary school teachers.
Click on the link to the left to visit the Research page of the Department for Education which publishes reports and statistics on UK schools.
Click on the link to access an article that looks at ‘Teaching Phonics' on the Mesh Guides website.

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