Every Child a Reader in
Leicester City 2010/11
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Every Child a Reader (ECaR) started
in 2006 in 10 schools.. Now it’s in 40
city schools …. and 22 county schools
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ECAR aims to raise reading and writing
attainment across the school by……
• Reading Recovery teachers working one to
one with 8/9 pupils a year in Year 1 who
have made the slowest start to literacy
• Better Reading and Writing Partners
lessons taught by Teaching Assistants for
pupils in Years 1-7 who have made a start
to literacy but who are struggling
• Providing schools with a menu of 15 high
impact initiatives which schools can select
and personalise to boost pupil attainment
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Layered interventions
Reading
Recovery
15 high
impact and
whole
school
initiatives
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This year ECaR has helped 700
pupils to catch up with classmates.
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• Schools fund Better Reading and
Writing Partners themselves but receive
13k part funding from ECaR towards
Reading Recovery
• So Reading Recovery costs each school
between 6k-12k.
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Schools have also used Whatever It
Takes funding to support their literacy
work.
Whatever it Takes is a city wide initiative
to boost reading attainment to make
Leicester happy and effective readers
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….. in May 2011, 200 pupils who
received Reading Recovery took end of
KS1 Assessments and 80% of them
attained 2c-3c in reading and 72 % in
writing
And 76% of Y2
BRWP pupils
attained 2c plus
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Every Child a
Reader is helping to
raise attainment
across the city,
especially in KS1
End of KS1 Assessments 2c+ in Reading in City
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
78% 77% 79% 81% 81% 84%
National Average is 84%
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No-one has a magic wand, but supporting
struggling readers is about …
reading books at 90%+
“accuracy with understanding”
boosting pupils’
reading miles
so they read
600-1000 words
a week
magic triangle
A trained
person giving
personalised,
1:1 support
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This means that in 15-20 weeks, we can
help Reading Recovery pupils to improve
from this ….
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to this ….
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and in writing from this ……
to this
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Independent research…
Institute for Fiscal Studies May 2011 said…
“Schools that introduced ECaR have
significantly better test results in reading and
writing at Key Stage 1.”
and..
“ECaR seems to have a substantial impact
on the lowest performing 7 year olds,
especially boys.”
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Demi at Granby. “I am doing
very well at reading and I
like the blending dice.”
“Mr Warrington my teacher
can’t believe what a good
reader I am now.”
Caldecote Primary
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Jess at Granby ….
“I like to discover new
words.”
Jessica “I like
reading about
horses.”
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Parent. “The Reading Recovery
programme has been brilliant.
My daughter has come a
massive way in a short time.”
Heatherbrook
Primary
Parent. “I am so pleased with
Ashton’s progress .. he’s
enjoyed his one to one help
so much.”
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Thanks so much to
Highfields Primary
school. I’m amazed
at how fast Ayman
mastered reading
and writing. Thanks
to all the Teachers
and Teaching
Assistants who
helped.
Parent
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The parent
workshops
at Holy Cross
Mum helps
Emmy
point at the
words
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Choosing a book
to take home at
Holy Cross
This one is really
good …. no really!
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Imperial Avenue
“I like reading
now and want to
read every day”
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I just can.
In my brain I say,
Kyla
“I love
this,”
cos I can read it!
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Lainey has been working on
reading in a story teller
voice. She said….
In my imagination
it’s like we two are
on the radio and
all the people
[gestures around at
imagined audience]
are in the cinema.
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Parent. BRWP has helped Mia so
much. She is now interested in books and
I’ve learnt to give her encouragement to
buildher confidence
Marie Weekes Literacy Leader at
Kestrels’ Field.
BRWP has been a
very effective
intervention. Pupils can
make 2 sub levels
progress in 12 weeks
Reading Buddies at Parks Primary
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Fraser’s teacher at
King Richard Infants
says he has made
great progress with
comprehension
Parent at Medway
Before the programme,
Tahir was not reading
properly but now he has
improved so much
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Mum
“One to one help has
really helped Adam .
He reads more
expressively ,confidently
and understands
what he is reading.”
St Barnabas
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Getting busy
at
St Thomas
More
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Parent workshop
at Eyres Monsell
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Headteachers talking …
“Every Child a Reader is a fundamental part of our
school’s strategy, to ensure every child becomes a
confident reader”
Knighton Fields Primary
“Every Child a Reader is the most effective
intervention at raising standards of achievement
in reading and writing” Alderman Richard Hallam
“Every Child a Reader has continued to have a
significant impact on our school” Parks Primary
“Every Child a Reader, together with individual
interventions is aiding our school in accelerating
progress”
Mowmacre Hill Primary
By intervening early, lots of money is saved.
Reading Recovery costs a school about
£900-£1300 per pupil* for those who have
made the slowest start to literacy, but...
* After 13k part funding
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… Secondary schools spend around
£3,500 on each struggling pupil below
Level 3 in reading. Despite support,
nationally only 2% of these pupils get
five GCSEs.
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BRWP costs a school around £250 per pupil
for 50 one to one lessons and helps pupils
catch up with classmates
TAs delivering BRWP
are supported by
RR teachers in school
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Intervening early is cost effective. At the age
of 6 we can help children to catch up in 20
weeks. Leaving it till the age of 10, catch up
may take over a year!
average attaining
£
lowest attaining
£
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Age of pupil
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And finally, congratulations to our teachers
who have became qualified Reading
Recovery teachers in July 2010.
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The End
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