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Trained in Phonographix, Sounds-Write and Units of Sound. Read below to find out more about these
programmes.
Phonographix
Just One Chance - a Television Documentary, The BBC follow dyslexic twins Harry and Max from their home
in Britain to Central Florida where their reading problems were successfully remediated at Read America, British Broadcast
Corporation, 1998
OFSTED's opinion of Phonographix
"The innovative Phono-Graphix method demystifies phonics by throwing out the rules and re-emphasising the nature of the
code-sound to symbol. Phono-Graphix emphasises the representation of the sound as the children actually hear it. The progress
for language and literacy is outstanding." -Ofsted
Tonight With Trevor McDonald
Produced by: Granada Television
Episode: 'The Right to Read'
Aired: 27
July 2000
BRISTOL LEA STORY
Reporter: "Highridge Infants is one of the schools that has chosen to take
part in the trial. Nobody knows if any of these children are dyslexic, and if they are its unlikely that they would be diagnosed
for years. But the theory is that the system will be beneficial for the whole class - and the task of introducing the new
system has fallen to reception class teacher - Sarah Herring."
Sarah Herring (Bristol teacher): "I was very skeptical
the morning I went on the course - thinking yet another course to go on but as soon as I sat down and listened I realised
that it would be a really beneficial way of teaching reading."
Reporter: "Sarah Herring teaches a class of four year
olds - obviously one on one teaching is not possible - But the Phono-Graphix method also allows strategies for whole class
teaching."
Sarah Herring: "I have been doing it for four weeks at the moment and the progress is quite amazing - even
parents are commenting that they've seen progress in their children."
Sarah Herring: "It's such a simple method of
teaching reading, it's so uncluttered. They didn't understand that they were reading until we got a big book and we looked
at some of the words and I said you can read this word. And then they realised that they were actually reading - and the sense
of achievement then was phenomenal - we're reading, we're reading - it was lovely."
Trevor McDonald: "Bristol Education
Authority has now analysed the results from its first year trial. It says pupils using Phono-Graphix were able to read new
and unfamiliar words almost three times as well as children taught by other methods."
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Sounds Write
Monica Basham, Headteacher at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School in Milton Keynes, describes how standards improved
and reading ages increased after they trialled a new phonics initiative in their school.
Our main problem was that many teachers felt ill equipped to teach phonics. The teaching of phonics was rather haphazard
and not firmly rooted in the teaching of literacy. Newly qualified teachers, in particular, appeared to have little understanding
of the teaching of phonics.
The Sounds Write training programme offered us a solution. We found it a comprehensive, interesting and enjoyable course
which enables teachers and teaching assistants to acquire the skills, conceptual knowledge and alphabet code knowledge needed
to teach pupils to become proficient readers and spellers. The results of the programme have been remarkable, exceeding my
expectations.
I am thrilled with the impact Sounds Write has had on raising standards in our school in reading, writing and spelling.
I am particularly pleased for the special needs children who now have the confidence to sound out words and to spell unfamiliar
words, and the contribution this has made to the development of their self-esteem.
Monica Basham
Headteacher, St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Combined School
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