Raising Attainment in KS2 and KS3 Reading: ‘Inference Training’

Inference training is a research-based group intervention for KS2 and KS3 pupils with a focus on teaching reading comprehension delivered by teachers or teaching assistants. This intervention programme supports accelerated pupil progress by an average of 12 months progress in comprehension age (2/3 sub levels) over a period of 10 weeks.

A one-day course to support teachers and teaching assistants to raise attainment in reading both within the classroom setting and through use of intervention.

Target audience: Literacy Leaders, KS2 & KS3 Teachers and TAs

(It is recommended a teacher accompanies TA delegates to ensure maximum impact on pupil attainment within your school)

Programme:

This course will address:

• Raising attainment in reading for KS2 and KS3 pupils who have age appropriate decoding skills but who are experiencing difficulty acquiring full meaning and enjoyment from their reading
• Key characteristics of reading comprehension
• Explicit identification of individual pupil difficulties in comprehending texts
• How to deliver a structured approach to the teaching of Inference Intervention sessions
• Applying key principles of the Inference Intervention to quality first teaching within the classroom context
• How to evaluate impact on data and effectiveness

Trainer: Jan Owens

Cost:

1. 1 teacher delegate: £150 + VAT
2. 2 delegate places: i.e. 1 teacher and 1 TA: £240 + VAT
3. 3 delegate places: i.e. 1 teacher and 2 TAs: £290 + VAT

N.B. Price includes 1 resource file per school. If additional files are required, they will be charged at £35 + VAT per extra file.