About this Talk
This is my journey as headteacher of Papdale to support all children to achieve better outcomes in reading. By using Sounds Write in both a universal way and as targeted support we have been able to change outcomes. More children in P1 are reaching or exceeding national milestones. A group of likeminded headteachers joined me on this journey leading to top ten Scottish rankings for our local authority. The robust linguistic approach grew confidence one phoneme at a time.