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The Start Tracks
The Start Reading Track
Start Reading is essentially the activity that many parents do with their children at bedtime: reading and re-reading.
We do it a little more scientifically however. We choose the books carefully. We want to provide
concentrated experience of books so that pupils move move towards picking
up repeated phrases and joining in spontaneously with our reading.
We don't expect pupils to read these books in the traditional sense, though we move
seamlessly to the point at which they can start DIY Reading.
The Start Reading Words Track
The objective of the Start Reading Words track is to teach the pupil to blend sounds. Pupils practise blending
using cards with 3 letter words (consonant, vowel, consonant). The cards are ordered so that
pupils develop the skills that during our research were shown to be useful steps to blending.
As in any track, this is assessment through teaching, and therefore at each session the teacher
is sensitive to changes in the pupil's response that indicate the need to move to a different stage.
The Start Spelling Track
The Start Spelling Track gives the pupil the spelling vocabulary that allows them to start
Write Words.
We teach pupils to write a series of personalised sentences. We use techniques
that prevent pupils from becoming overloaded by new information and that make
sure that information is retained in long-term memory. As we do this we model the
identification of sound segments in words.
Start Spelling can be carried out with pupils working individually in a group setting.
The Start Writing Track
Start Writing is the foundation for DIY Writing. It mirrors Start Reading in that it is a process of joint writing.
As with Start Spelling, we're modelling the identification of sound segments.
Start Writing can be carried out with pupils in a group.
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Start Tracks are usually run in groups of two or occasionally, individually.
They
are used to lay the foundations for reading very easy books independently,
blending and spelling 20 words.
Pupils can then start the core tracks:
DIY Reading
Read Words
Write Words
Chunks and Rules
The core tracks are usually delivered in groups of 4-6 pupils.
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