Raising Attainment in Reading Comprehension: ‘Inference Training’

A two half-day professional development online course to equip practitioners to implement a group intervention to raise attainment in inferential comprehension, as well as applying the key intervention principles and strategies in the classroom context.

‘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 over a period of 10 weeks.

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

Target audience: English Subject Leaders, Reading Leads, SENCOs, Teachers and TAs

Trainer: Jan Owens

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 ‘Inference Training’ Intervention to quality first teaching in the classroom context
• How to evaluate impact on data and effectiveness on pupil attainment and progress

Contact: Hayley Wynne – hayley@ey2p.org OR 07935 352639

Cost:

• 1 delegate with A4 lever arch file: £210 + VAT
• 2 delegates sharing A4 lever arch file: £330 + VAT
• 3 delegates sharing A4 lever arch file: £450 + VAT

Additional files are available at an additional cost. Please contact us for details – info.ey2p@gmail.com