Support your struggling Year 7 readers with our all-in-one assessment and phonics intervention programme. Teach reading: change lives!
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Jun 12
1 in 4 students arrive in Year 7 without the reading skills they need to access the curriculum.
When reading isnβt secure, every lesson becomes a challenge.
Little Wandle Code is designed to change that.
Find out more at a free info briefing.
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Jun 11
This September, 1 in 4 Year 7 students is likely to start secondary without the reading skills they need. Every lesson becomes a challenge. Left unaddressed, that gap only widens.
Little Wandle Code is built to change that. Teach reading: change lives.
littlewandlecode.org.uk/
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Jun 10
Ready to crack the code? π
Join one of our free Little Wandle Code briefings to find out more about our all-in-one, fully resourced phonics intervention and assessment programme for Key Stage 3.
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Weds 24 June, 3:45pm
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Fri 26 June, 1pm
Book your place:
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Jun 9
Little Wandle Code builds reading confidence and fluency which has benefits right across the curriculum.Β
Donβt just take our word for it - hereβs some feedback from one of the 60 pilot schools whose students trialled the programme.
Jun 8
πReading for pleasure starts with feeling like a reader. Jonny Walker explains why Little Wandle Code anthologies are filled with stories students want to read. Written by popular authors, they're designed to build confidence and foster a love of reading. littlewandlecode.org.uk/
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Jun 5
Specially commissioned decodable anthologies are an integral part of Little Wandle Code, because struggling readers in Key Stage 3 deserve texts that feel engaging, age-appropriate and reflect what they would choose for themselves.
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Jun 4
September will be here before you know it, so make sure you hit the ground running with the best support for your struggling Key Stage 3 readers. Join us at a free Little Wandle Code briefing:
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Weds 24th June: 3:45pm
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Fri 26th June: 1pm
See you there!
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Jun 3
Introducing Learn Curriculum Words, an activity that teaches new Code knowledge through words students will actually encounter in the wider curriculum.
Decoding skills and curriculum vocabulary, built together.
Find out more about Little Wandle Code π littlewandlecode.org.uk/
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Jun 2
Little Wandle Code wasn't adapted from a primary programme. It was built from the ground up for secondary, developed with 60 schools over three years, and tested with 15,000 Year 7 students.
Find out more π littlewandlecode.org.uk/
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Jun 1
When a struggling reader starts to find their feet, something remarkable happens π
Hear from @GraveneySchool on the difference Little Wandle Code is already making - in confidence, engagement and access to learning right across the curriculum.
littlewandlecode.org.uk/
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May 29
When struggling readers become more confident, it isn't just their reading that improves - it's their engagement, their behaviour and their access to learning right across the curriculum.
Little Wandle Code. Teach reading: change lives.
littlewandlecode.org.uk/
May 27
Missed our May briefings? We've got you. π
Free Little Wandle Code briefings in June - find out how our Key Stage 3 phonics intervention and assessment programme is already making a difference.
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Weds 24th June - 3:45pm
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Fri 26th June - 1pm
Book now
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May 25
Thank you to everyone who joined our Little Wandle Code briefings last week.
It was fantastic to share more about the programme and discuss how we can support struggling readers in Key Stage 3.
If you missed out, we've got more briefings coming up in June.
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May 22
It started with a launch event. Now it's changing lives. π
So proud of what Little Wandle Code is already doing for struggling readers in Key Stage 3, and we're just getting started!
Discover more about Little Wandle Code littlewandlecode.org.uk/
Teach reading: change lives.
May 21
This is what Little Wandle Code looks like in practice π
Little Wandle Code pilot school, @GraveneySchool, is seeing the impact - in students' confidence, engagement and access to learning.
Join our briefing tomorrow, Friday 22nd May at 1pm.
Book now!
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May 20
No struggling reader should feel embarrassed about the book in their hands.
Our 10 fully decodable anthologies from @FreedomtoTeach are designed to look exactly like the ones their peers are reading, because confidence starts with feeling included.Β
Teach reading: change lives.
May 19
Assessment, intervention, progress tracking, all in one place. Little Wandle Code gives you everything you need to support your struggling KS3 readers. No juggling. No gaps.
Teach reading: change lives.
Find out more π littlewandlecode.org.uk/
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May 18
The code drops this week. π
Free Little Wandle Code info briefings - join us to find out everything you need to know about supporting your struggling Key Stage 3 readers.
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Wed 20 May 3:45pmΒ
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Fri 22 May 1pm
Book your place π fft.org.uk/littlewandlecode-β¦
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May 15
Introducing Map it!
Students map the phonemes they hear to the corresponding graphemes, reinforcing previously taught Code and strengthening the foundations of successful decoding.
Find out more about Little Wandle Code π littlewandlecode.org.uk/
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May 14
With built-in assessment linked to clear next steps for teaching, Little Wandle Code helps you track every struggling readerβs journey from identification to intervention and making progress.
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Book an upcoming briefing on either 20th or 22nd May π
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