[senco-forum] Ruth Miskin Literacy (and ALS question)

Tracy,

 Running a catch up porgramme is a good way to pilot Rtuth Miskin Literacy
if your scyool isn't ready to take in on boards as a whole school reading
scheme but it is not intended just to be used as a catch up programme for
those who have failed.  Basically, if the children have been taught well in
the first place (ie the Miskin type way using synthetic phonics) then you
will have far fewer failures (about 2 or 3 per cent) and a much smaller SEN
group for literacy (reading, spelling comprehension).

Fresh Start is for older children who have not got the reading skills etc in
the first sweep and who do need a catch up using age appropriate materials.
We are using it for Years 5 & 6 catch up.

For Miskin you will need the Ditty Books pack 1 & 2, and reading books from
all levels: green purple, pink, orange, yellow, blue and grey.  You will
need a handbook for phonics, the speed sound flashcards and the red and
green word flashcards.   The wall chart is also needed.

The kids need 1 Ditty book each - they are consumable - that is the kids
write in them.  The green to grey levels are reusable as reading books
usually are.

In our school we ran Miskin as a Year 2 catch up for two terms with one
third of year 2 (obviously the ones who had not got reading yet - about 60
of them).  It was so successful that the teachers decided they wanted to
change the school reading scheme and move entirely to Miskin.   We are
putting it in place after half term - parent and teacher workshops are
running this week.

The three children who did not do well on Miskin need more individual help
now.  They are in our dyslexia unit getting 1:1 lessons with parents
present.

Contact Kobi Nazrul school for advice.  Kobi Nazrul Primary School. Contact
information. Settles Street Stepney London E1 1JP. Tel, 020 73753626.  That
is Ruth Miskin's former school and they use the Miskin Literacy very
successfully indeed as a whole school scheme.

Also look at the Ruth Miskin web site rather than the publishers.  There are
other schools liste don there too.

http://www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com/case_studies.aspx

Hope that all helps.

Philippa

On 10/7/07, tracy at shbridge.com <tracy.ashbridge at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am thinking of intorducing RML into my school here in Australia. So far
> speaking to anyone from Ruth Miskin in the Uk has failed so has their
> emai!
> I have a meeting with the head on Tuesday and was wanting to put forward
> some costings. I am thinking the phonics programme and the fresh start (we
> are primary school). I am trying to establish what resources we actually
> need to buy. The website isn't very clear.
>
> I f anyone can offer some guidance or a RML contact who i can actually
> speak
> to i would be very grateful.
> Alternatively does anyone else know of another group intervention
> programme
> which works really well. I am looking at school action and maybe action
> plus
> kids??
> Finally, you used to be able to download ALS from the standards site but
> the
> link doesn't work, Has anyone ever downloaded it who maybe able to email
> so
> stuff on??
>
> Thanks
>
> Tracy
>