Dr Sarah Mosely – Reading for All: Creating Access and Engagement

Focus: Making reading visible, enjoyable, and accessible for every learner.
DfE link: Every child should experience the joy of reading.

Content:

• What “Reading for All” means in an inclusive classroom.
• Universal Design for Learning principles, multiple ways to access, engage, and respond.
• Multisensory entry points to reading:
• • RAPs, rhythm, rhyme and song for sound awareness and fluency.
  • Story massage and movement to connect emotion and meaning.
  • Symbols, visuals and props to scaffold understanding and vocabulary.
• Broadening what counts as reading – comics, audiobooks, picture books, digital texts.
• Quick wins for inclusive reading practices within your classroom.

Takeaway:

• Mini Inclusive Reading Audit
• One action to widen participation tomorrow.