Resources for teaching the Set 1 Speed Sounds, including Set 1 Speed Sounds Cards (small and A4), Picture Sounds cards and a Sound-Picture Frieze

In 2007 the UK's Channel 4 broadcast a series of programmes featuring Ruth Miskin working in a failing school, using the RWI programme to raise standards. In the course of the series, struggling and non-readers were shown developing new confidence, competence and enthusiasm for reading. The results make a compelling case for the effectiveness of the RWI programme. Laura Stainer shared this excellent photo in our group. They use ‘colour popper wallets for each band, and label these with the book name and number’. Then, they put inside ‘a teacher copy of the book, all of the Green Word Cards, a lesson plan and the story introduction’, as well as ‘all of the books they need’. Fred wants you to make the noise of a h-or-se’. 'Fred says make the noise of a sh-ee-p.''Fred says make the noise of a d-o-g.'

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Members of our group have found ingenious ways of organising their Magnetic Speed Sound Cards. Tina Marie (left) uses a multi-section screw box organiser to separate their Cards whilst Gina Claire (right) uses individual boxes.

Fred is a very special frog whocan only speak in sounds. He says m-a-t or sh-o-p. He helps children sound out words for reading and spelling. Fred Talk games are a fun way to teach children how to orally blend sounds into words.

Bryony Dorrans (left) uses big plastic folders with tabs to organise their Green Word Cards and Picture Sounds Cards, whilst Jane Victoria (middle) and Claire Louise (right) use boxes with tabs to arrange their nonsense words, Speed Sound Cards, Red Words and Picture Sounds Cards.