About this session
Precision Teaching is a highly effective research-based intervention that helps skills & knowledge to be learnt to fluency.
Have you heard of Precision Teaching but never really understood what it was?
Has Precision Teaching been recommended for your child or a child you work with but you were at a loss as to how to do it?
Are supporting a child who is learning to read but struggling with learning information to fluency for quick recall?
The session covers the principles of Precision Teaching and applies it to the learning of sight words to read. Strategies for teaching sight words are demonstrated. This is a slightly shorter version of Precision Teaching session so support staff can be released during the school day to attend. Less theory and applications.
We Will:
- explain the reasons why this fantastic research-based intervention has impact
- clearly and logically share with you how to set up a precision teaching intervention
- model using a mixture of screens to make a session come alive, helping you visualise what it could look like for a pupil
- empower you to be able to run with it immediately in your setting
The session will have a focus on learning sight words to read but other applications will also be discussed.
Useful for:
- pupils who find the acquisition of sight words to fluency difficult
Suitable for:
- Learning Support Assistants and Parents
Also included:
- Summary sheet of Key Points
- Certificate of Attendance
Session Leader: Sarah Singleton
The session is led by Sarah Singleton. Sarah is a Level 7 (Dyslexia) Specialist Teacher with nearly 30 years of teaching experience. She was an advisory teacher in mainstream schools for 12 years and is now an independent consultant and Director of SEND Station Ltd.
SEND Station
You will receive a warm welcome from us.
Our sessions are informal and informed, delivered with humility and humour and scope for interaction.
‘Sometimes learning is simply better online…SEND Station is a great destination to explore fresh, practical and great value training for those working with and supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.’