Friday 14 March 2014

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE - BRSP TRAINING in Redcar and Cleveland

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE 

WEDNESDAY 4TH AND THURSDAY 5TH JUNE 2014

BETTER READING SUPPORT PARTNERS training available to head teachers and education providers at the Hall Garth Hotel and Country Club provided by Marie Kilgallon Associates Limited 

Better Reading Support Partners training was trialled with 26 pupils in Years 1 to 7 by 14 schools in 2013.  After only 17 sessions in 1.8 months, they made:

an average Reading Age gain of 11.2 months (over six times the expected rate of progress)
an average Comprehension Age gain of 9.8 months (over five times the expected rate of progress)



A two-day training course for Head teachers and educational leaders that covers:


  • organising and managing the intervention
  • delivering BRSP sessions
  • understanding the reading process
  • talking with pupils about their reading and learning
  • selecting suitable texts

Also included are:

  • detailed handbook guidance
  • online guidance and downloadable resources
  • telephone and e-mail support
  • all refreshments

What is Better Reading Support Partners?
BRSP is a ‘light touch’ reading intervention for pupils in Years 1 to 10 who have fallen behind at reading.  A specially trained Better Reading Support Partner delivers a short one-to-one support programme to help them to develop independent reading and comprehension skills so that they can make accelerated progress and catch up with their peers. It has been developed by National Advisers from Edge Hill University in liaison with Bradford local authority, updating the authority’s earlier Better Reading Partnership, to provide a balanced approach to developing phonic skills, comprehension and the enjoyment of reading.


Better Reading Support Partners raises the attainment of children who can read but who lack fluency, understanding and enjoyment and may need support with decoding skills, vocabulary and/or comprehension.  It is for children in KS1 who have fallen slightly below the level of their peers and for children in KS2-3 whose reading age is below their chronological age.


The cost of the training is £300 per person for the two day course. 

Please contact:
Email: marie@mariekilgallonliteracy.co.uk
Telephone: (01642 )310313 or  07432 712 237