[senco-forum] Boosting basic skills in Y7 (secondary)

Hi Lorraine

I'm using the SRA Decoding Skills books, but adapting them to deliver
comprehension, spelling and writing.  As reading books they are American
with a very didactic approach, somewhat inflexible.  But as a spring board
to literacy I've found them easy to use and easy to adapt for my groups.

Richard

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Subject: [senco-forum] Boosting basic skills in Y7 (secondary)

Has anyone got any ideas on how to improve the basics with a Y7 group? We're
finding that reading, wrioting, spelling skills are weak some can't access
curriculum without a great deal of support because independent reading is
poor and they're unwilling to put pen to paper.

Next academic year we're thinking of trialling an English set in Y7 which
concentrates on developing these much needed skills for 3 lessoms per week?

Anyone got any hints?

Lorraine

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