Literacy Junction

Name: Literacy Junction | SEND Station
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£425.00 – £1,795.00

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Multi-sensory Reading and Writing Intervention Programme

Literacy Junction® Digital is an online training programme, providing adults with a comprehensive set of materials to deliver a multi-sensory reading and writing programme for any student, regardless of age, who have not yet reached Year 3 age-related expectations.

Literacy Junction

Digital resources for adults to train with and customisable resources for students

The programme has been designed to be an accessible and positive experience for all involved. Comprehensive packs for adults including assessment materials as well as studentresources that can be customised with a choice of characters designed to be motivational and link in with literacy learning. These include video and downloadable resources so that users can view and use the materials as and when they need to.

Reading and Writing

Literacy Junction combines the component elements that are required to become a fluent reader, accelerates gains in decoding, sight words to fluency, comprehension and integrates reading strategies.

It provides component elements that are the foundations for basic writing including supported sentence construction, the composition of simple and more complex sentences as well as integrating writing strategies.

Research based

The programme has been developed from research-based practice with a proven impact on progress for reading and writing, with average gains of 16.5 months*

SEND Station and Empowering Tech

SEND Station has partnered with local authorities to successfully pilot their multi-sensory Reading and Writing intervention, Literacy Junction and are excited to working with Empowering Tech for this digital version for schools. Partnered with assistive technology such as Scanning Pen’s C Pen this intervention is a powerful intervention.

What teachers are saying about Literacy Junction

‘I provided my student with a picture of a crocodile as a hook for the next day’s writing session, he came back with ideas for a story about Mr Ripperton the Crocodile – the child was so engrossed he didn’t want the session to end.’

‘Building the one-to-one relationships are so important for confidence building. Once the routines are established the fluency and conversation start flying. Our children are so enthusiastic and happy to attend Literacy Junction sessions.’

‘The training enables you to make a very thorough assessment. It provides you with excellent information that helps you to create your planning and make bespoke interventions to support individual progress. Importantly, it helps you to see the children’s strengths which you might not see in day-to-day teaching.’

Checking high frequency words is important but Literacy Junction provides a systematic approach that builds on what the child knows. Children start with confidence from a secure starting point and they quickly build on success that they have established. It is a supporting framework that enables them to conquer tricky words.’

Following Mrs Davies training on Literacy Junction and the success of our pilot studies, we appointed her to a full time roll of providing Literacy Junction as our primary intervention strategy.

‘The short and intentional sessions produce rapid progress, and we quickly see link between reading success and improved self-esteem.’

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Literacy Junction work?

The programme begins with a thorough assessment of the pupil’s reading and writing and is delivered via a daily 20-minute intervention. These daily sessions consist of two parts, Reading and Writing.

These can be delivered in a one 20-minute session or separate 10-minute sessions to suit the pupil and /or the setting. The person trained to deliver Literacy Junction should be the same person who carries out the assessment and delivers the programme.

Why is Literacy Junction so effective for pupils with additional needs?

Literacy Junction is rooted in research-based strategies that SEND Station has expertise and experience in developing and delivering; including Alphabet Arc and Precision Teaching. These strategies support both Reading and Writing. The intervention provides a multi-sensory structured approach that compliments phonics teaching and better supports pupils who may struggle with a purely phonics-based approach.

We want you and your children to be successful, every success, is our success too!

Case Study, Nishkam Secondary School

How much does Literacy Junction cost?

We have a number of packages designed to support a variety of budgets. Our aim is make Literacy Junction an affordable as well an effective intervention for licence holders.

When you purchase Literacy Junction you’ll be licenced to use the intervention on a annual basis. This entitles the licence holder to access the materials via a personal access link to the Literacy Junction Digital Portal. This secure sign in provides access to all the training materials and intervention resources.

You can purchase Literary Junction user licence by selecting the options that best suit your needs. We can also customise pricing should you feel these options do not suit your circumstances.

3 Person Licence £1695 + VAT per annum

6 Person Licence £2995 + VAT per annum

Single Professional (Tutor) £795 + VAT per annum

Parent User £595 per annum

Multi-Academy Trust Licence Price on application (literacyjunction@sendstation.co.uk)

The licence can be renewed for a reduced fee of £495 per licence holder after 12 months.

Once we have received payment you will be given a personalised log in to access all the materials and access to our support service via the dedicated email address.

What resources I will need to run the intervention?

The digital version of Literacy Junction® provides you with all the training materials to equip licenced individuals to successfully run the intervention. These include comprehensive training videos and three downloadable packs with all the materials you need to run the thorough baseline assessment, record progress and implement the intervention.

You will also need additional tools when working with pupils, including:

Post it notes

Scissors

Coloured pencils

White board

White board marker

Card cursor

Pencil

Pencil grips (possibly)

Highlighter

Lined paper

Plain paper

What if the child cannot compose a sentence but is good at spelling?

Developmental Language Disorder might be an issue for the child which will need to be investigated by a speech and language therapist. Literacy Junction is not designed to support those young people who have a specific language disorder.

What if a child’s writing is illegible?

If highlighter pen strategy has been unsuccessful and no improvements have been seen, seek advice from an Occupational Therapist.

What if a child is dyslexic or has dyslexic traits? Can Literacy Junction be used with them?

Yes, all the strategies used in Literacy Junction are strategies that can be used with Dyslexic individuals and are known to be highly effective.

Does Literacy Junction® have to be completed daily?

Yes, the programme has been designed based on the research that ‘little and often’ has the greatest impact on pupil progress. To reduce the number of sessions per week will reduce the impact of the programme. It is important that the person who conducts the assessment is the same person who conducts the intervention.

Can it be delivered by two different members of staff?

The consistency of one member of staff getting to know the young person well is key to the success of the programme. Qualitative data from the pilot indicated that it was the building up of the relationship between adult and young person was the key to the young person becoming confident and more skilled with literacy.

Could one person complete the assessment and another member of staff implement the intervention?

No, it is imperative that the person completing the assessment is the one delivering the intervention as they have observed the performance of the young person during the assessment session/s.

Can parents be involved with Literacy Junction?

Parents could be involved with the practice of maintenance sight words and practice of pure sounds learnt to fluency as well as strategies to support reading, for example, pause, prompt, praise, however, there is no expectation that parents will be trained to deliver the intervention. There may be a case where a parent feels confident and has the skills to deliver the intervention. This is perfectly acceptable providing they have trained themselves in the intervention by purchasing a user license.

How far apart can I leave the assessment before commencing the intervention?

Ideally, we would suggest the intervention starts within one week of the assessment session being completed.

When do we stop using the intervention?

Re-assess after the 10-week period to ascertain progress and continue, if necessary, until a young person reaches year 3 expected requirements. If a child achieves a reading age of 8 years, you have successfully completed the programme.