Intervention and personalisation in English
Lesson ideas to help you organise and monitor progression. This includes approaches you can use to reduce gaps in pupils’ performance through personalised support.
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Reading progression map
The reading progression map describes how pupils progress in key aspects of their reading and can help you to identify the next steps in learning, set targets, and plan learning and teaching that will help pupils achieve the targets. This is part of the English progression maps which support intervention in secondary English.
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Budding reader
Targets and teaching ideas to support the budding reader who will be working at level 2 and is in the process of learning the basic skills needed for reading. This is part of the reading progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Developing reader
Targets and teaching ideas for the developing reader who will be working at level 3 or GCSE grade G/F, reads with increasing fluency and accuracy, and uses a range of strategies to construct meaning. This is part of the reading progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Competent reader
Targets and teaching ideas for the competent reader who will be working at level 4 or GCSE grade F/E, reads between the lines and deploys a wide range of active strategies to find and read texts for different purposes. This is part of the reading progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Active reader
Targets and teaching ideas for the active reader who will be working at level 5 or GCSE grade E/D, has a sense of the writer at work behind a text and can explain something about how a text is constructed. This is part of the reading progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Reflective reader
Targets and teaching ideas for the reflective reader who will be working at level 6 or GCSE grade D/C, makes a considered response to a range of texts and uses information from a range of sources. This is part of the reading progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Versatile reader
Targets and teaching ideas for the versatile reader who will be working at level 7 or GCSE grade C/B and is a critical and thoughtful reader across a wide range of texts. This is part of the reading progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Speaking and listening progression map
The speaking and listening progression map describes how pupils progress in key aspects of their speaking and listening and can help you to identify the next steps in learning, set targets, and plan learning and teaching that will help pupils achieve the targets. This is part of the English progression maps which support intervention in secondary English.
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Speaking and listening: Full progression map
These detailed descriptions of speakers/listeners working at different levels and GCSE grades will help you to identify where pupils are on the secondary English speaking and listening progression map and lead you to the appropriate targets and ideas for teaching and learning.
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Budding speaker/listener
Targets and teaching ideas to support the budding speaker/listener who will be working at level 2, begins to hold the attention of the listener and makes simple responses. This is part of the speaking and listening progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Developing speaker/listener
Targets and teaching ideas to support the developing speaker/listener who will be working at level 3 or GCSE grade G/F, can develop ideas and feelings in talk in most contexts and make relevant responses to others. This is part of the speaking and listening progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Competent speaker/listener
Targets and teaching ideas to support the competent speaker/listener who will be working at level 4 or GCSE grade F/E, can express straightforward ideas in some detail and is developing the skill of group discussion. This is part of the speaking and listening progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Active speaker/listener
Targets and teaching ideas to support the active speaker/listener who will be working at level 5 or GCSE grade E/D, communicates in a clear, engaging way and actively seeks meaning when listening and responding. This is part of the speaking and listening progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Reflective speaker/listener
Targets and teaching ideas to support the reflective speaker/listener who will be working at level 6 or GCSE grade D/C and talks effectively in demanding contexts with a growing understanding of the impact of varieties of spoken language. This is part of the speaking and listening progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Writing progression map
The writing progression map describes how pupils progress in key aspects of their writing and can help you to identify the next steps in learning, set targets, and plan learning and teaching that will help pupils achieve the targets. This is part of the English progression maps which support intervention in secondary English.
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Writing: Full progression map
These detailed descriptions of writers working at different levels and GCSE grades will help you to identify where pupils are on the secondary English writing progression map and lead you to the appropriate targets and ideas for teaching and learning.
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Budding writer
Targets and teaching ideas to support the budding writer who will be working at level 2 and writes in simple sentences with some relevant content. This is part of the writing progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Developing writer
Targets and teaching ideas to support the developing writer who will be working at level 3 or GCSE grade G/F, communicates clearly in sound basic sentences and is beginning to adopt a viewpoint and establish a clear purpose. This is part of the writing progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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Competent writer
Targets and teaching ideas to support the competent writer who will be working at level 4 or GCSE grade F/E, writes with increasing relevance and detail with a wider range of sentences, and has the ability to organise whole texts in straightforward ways. This is part of the writing progression map for intervention in secondary English.
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English progression maps: Guides for parents and carers
These guides can be distributed to parents and carers so that support for children working at each stage in reading, writing and speaking listening can continue away from the classroom. Each guide suggests a range of ways that key aspects of each skill can be developed and provides general advice for supporting children in each area of secondary English. This is part of the progression maps for secondary English.
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English progression maps: Guides for parents and carers
These guides can be distributed to parents and carers so that support for children working at each stage in reading, writing and speaking listening can continue away from the classroom. Each guide suggests a range of ways that key aspects of each skill can be developed and provides general advice for supporting children in each area of secondary English. This is part of the progression maps for secondary English.
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Leading and managing intervention in English
Find out the philosophy behind Secondary English intervention.
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Leading and managing intervention in English
Find out the philosophy behind Secondary English intervention.
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(Archived) Targets for pupils working towards level 4 in Key Stage 3 or GCSE grade F/E in Key Stage 4 in aspects of their reading
AF2 - Targets for readers working towards level 4 in this AF area: Skim and scan to find information quickly. Select the information I need in a text. Pick out some words or phrases to back up my comments. AF3 - Targets for readers working towards level 4 in this AF area: Comment on what clues in a text are showing me. Find clues from different parts of a text to help me answer a question.
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Literacy Plus
Find everything you need to start using Literacy Plus, a Key Stage 3 intervention programme designed to help move pupils from level 3 to level 4 in English.
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About Literacy Plus
Familiarise yourself with the Key Stage 3 English intervention programme Literacy Plus, and find out how to effectively implement it in your school.
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Literacy Plus sample unit: Improving speaking and listening
Find a summary of this unit of work, in which pupils engage in a variety of activities designed to improve their speaking and listening skills. This is the '999…in an emergency ' unit from the Literacy Plus sample units: Improving reading, a Key Stage 3 English intervention programme.
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Lesson 1: Discussion – What is an emergency?
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Lesson 2: Group work – researching the emergency services
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Lesson 3: Group discussion – preparing arguments for a debate
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Lesson 4: Debate – making a case
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Lesson 5: Group work – preparing for simulation
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Lesson 6: Simulation – live news reports
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Lesson 7: Group work – preparing questions
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Lesson 8: Discussion with a visiting speaker
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Literacy Plus sample units: Improving reading
These Literacy Plus sample units include units on reading for information, and independent reading skills. Each unit contains a number of lesson plans and associated resources. This is part of Literacy Plus, a Key Stage 3 English intervention programme.
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Literacy Plus sample units: Improving writing
These Literacy Plus sample units include units on writing sentences, organising writing, writing for impact, style and accuracy and spelling. Each unit contains a number of lesson plans and associated resources. This is part of Literacy Plus, a Key Stage 3 English intervention programme.
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Reading Challenge handbook
This publication supplements the 'Reading Challenge' course, a scheme designed to help pupils whose reading skills are about two years below expectations.
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Whole-class teaching of novels
This page will lead you to a collection of activity grids focused on reading skills for over 20 novels written since 2000. You can use the grids to develop reading skills as part of your medium- or short-term plan around each novel.
