Developing Pupils' Reading Skills in Every Subject:

Promoting learning through a focus on reading skills

Intended Audience
This is a full day training event for Heads of Departments/teachers of all subjects. Literacy Coordinators may be interested in attending, if they intend to lead INSET on raising reading ages.

Purpose of the session
The event is tailored to help teachers of subjects other than English make learning more accessible for all pupils in mainstream classrooms and will:

• explore a range of simple reading strategies for all subjects
• trace progression in reading skills
• explore the demands of different question types in your subject
• explore strategies to develop reading skills alongside subject knowledge
• explore how to differentiate reading materials
• Introduce the Peer Tutoring Programme*

What you can expect:

• Practical advice on strategies to help pupils to access information in text books
• Materials to support Peer Tutoring
• Opportunities to share good practice
• Ongoing opportunities for collaboration with other teachers

Teacher Release

Teacher release of one full day per teacher is available. The code will be provided within the confirmation email.

Additional Information
*Peer Tutoring is a research-based reading intervention, supported by Queens' University, Belfast. It can be implemented over a maximum of 12 weeks, with Year 8 and Year 10 pupils.

The programme has been proven to impact positively on both the reading ages and the attitudes/ dispositions of pupils. While it is effective for all pupils, it is most successful for pupils at the lowest levels of attainment in reading. The evidence suggests that it is the reading ages of the older pupils where the greatest gains are made, improving reading ages for these pupils by up to 18 months during the 12 weeks of the programme (total class time commitment = 6 hours).

If you have any queries regarding booking onto this session, please contact Aileen Harris on 02890 261200 ext. 2715 or email aharris@ccea.org.uk

If you have any queries regarding the content of the session, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully

Róisin McCreesh
Education Manager
028 90 261200 ext 2635