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

Have replied to Tracey off forum.  Sent her an attachment of lengthy notes I
made comparing Ruth Miskin literacy with phase 1 & 2 of the DFES letters and
sounds principles publication.  Will send to anyone else who is interested.
It will only be of interest to those who have both RML and wish to use dfes
letters and sounds too.

and since Tracey asked, our book is available direct from nfer-nelsons web
site.  There is some slight commercial interest involved but the reason for
spending 6 years and quite a bit of the middle of the night time writing it
was not financial I assure you!  It would cost too much if my time was taken
into account!  It was written as various people persuaded me to do it (my
initial feeling was that there is plenty in print already) and it seems it
may answer a lot of questions people ask about teaching literacy.

Philippa

On 10/9/07, tracy at shbridge.com <tracy.ashbridge at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Philippa,
>
> thanks for all that, thta has answered many questions for me. I have
> meeting with the head today and feel armed to ask for the funding - i work
> at a private a pretty forward thinking school so it is hopeful.
>
> As for ALS i wanted to pinch a few things, not use it cos i have only ever
> seen it work for 1 child! I will have a good look today at letters and
> sounds which has been on my desk a while. #
>
> As for your book, is there a supplier in Oz or only available through nfer
> nelson??
>
> Thanks again
>
> Tracy
>
>
> On 07/10/2007, Paul and Philippa Bodien <bodien at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > And avoid doing ALS - you won't need it at all if you get Miskin.  It is
> > a very confusing way of teaching in my opinion and even the British
> > government have rewritten the National Literacy Strategy.   Look at the
> > dfes site for their publication called letters and sounds - Now that really
> > is good!!  Exemplary in fact.
> >
> > http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/literacy/letters_sounds/
> >
> > If the link doesn't work it came up on google with the key words letters
> > sounds principles dfes
> >
> > and for those kids for whom all this fails, and where there is not a
> > dyslexia trained specialist, look at Dyslexia Guidance by Turner and Bodien.
> >
> >
> > Beyond that visual and auditory processing are real blocks to learning
> > too.
> >
> > Philippa
> >
> >
> > On 10/7/07, Paul and Philippa Bodien <bodien at gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > 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
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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