1. The Literacy Blueprint
Literacy Training with
Literacy Training with
Jo-Anne Dooner
Synthetic Guided
Phonics Reading
The FAB
Five Comprehension
Successful
Literacy Spelling
Pedagogy
Assessment Success
of Reading for all
and Writing Learners
Literacy
Writing
Leadership
Give your school the Literacy Blueprint for success; evidence based
and practical training to give all teachers the skills and
confidence to benefit every child.

2. The Literacy Blueprint Training
The Literacy Blueprint training provides the skills and tools a whole school
community needs to teach all areas of literacy effectively. By teachers for
teachers, it is evidence based, practical and hands on, leaving teachers with the
skills and confidence to get going right away!
Every module of The • Raise children’s standards in your school
Literacy Blueprint • Be grounded in current evidence and sound pedagogy
• Be run by a trainer who has taught what she is teaching
Training will:
• Synthetic practical tips to differentiate your teaching
Give you Guided
Phonics Reading
• Help you build learning communities
The FAB
Comprehension
Five • Translate theory into practice, planning, teaching and assessing
• Successful good practice
Embed
Literacy Spelling
• Pedagogy theory to teaching and resources
Link the
Assessment Success
of Reading • Be tailored to meet the curriculum requirements of your school
for all
and Writing Learners
• Be flexible – your needs, our trainers
Literacy
Writing
• Leadership create an action plan to start immediately
Help you
Meet your Literacy A teacher for over 20 years, Jo-Anne has taught in Australia,
Indonesia, Japan, and Hong Kong across the PYP, the National
Blueprint trainer Curriculum of England and Wales and the State mandated
– Jo-Anne Dooner curriculums of Australia. Having worked as a Vice-Principal and
a Literacy Coordinator she has a deep understanding of how to
lead literacy development as well as how to teach it.
Synthetic Guided
Phonics Reading
Jo-Anne is the co-founder of Get Reading Right and devised Get
The FAB
Five
Right’s synthetic phonics, comprehension, guided reading and
Comprehension
spelling programmes. She co-authored Get Reading Right’s best
Successful
selling teaching programme: The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit.
Literacy Spelling
Pedagogy
Assessment She trains teachers right across the globe and is known for her
Success
of Reading “teacher friendly, no nonsensefor all
approach” which inspires teachers
and Writing Learners
to get up and do it! Jo-Anne recently featured on Australia’s
Today programme describing Get Reading Right’s “revolutionary
Literacy
Writing
Thanks Jo-Anne. Excellent Leadership
technique”.
presentation-vibrant, dynamic,
entertaining. You made it all so
easy to understand. Thank you.
---- Chris Curtain, Hong Lok Yuen
International School, Hong Kong
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3. The Literacy Blueprint
Literacy Training with Jo-Anne Dooner
Ten training modules make up the building blocks for your school’s Literacy
Blueprint for success:
The FAB FIVE! Synthetic Phonics
The Ten Synthetic phonics is the fastest, most
There are five underlying skills that
Modules all learners need to possess in order effective way to teach early reading
to become great readers. Learn why and spelling. Get Reading Right
for Literacy it is important that teachers know is a leading synthetic programme
provider in the UK and Asia. Learn
Success! how to plan, teach and assess these
five skills: phonemic awareness, from the author herself, how to
phonic knowledge, vocabulary implement a systematic, synthetic
acquisition, comprehension and phonics programme in your school.
fluency.
Guided Reading Comprehension Spelling
Guided reading is a fundamental Many teachers are actually testing How do we move children from
part of a balanced literacy or practising comprehension learning words to learning how
programme. It allows teachers rather than teaching children to spell words? Children need the
to plan, teach and assess every explicit strategies to improve lifelong tools to spell unknown and
child’s reading. Learn how to have comprehension. Learn how to difficult words. Learn how to teach
successful guided reading up and implement a structured programme spelling so that it is more than just
running in every classroom. to improve the comprehension of memorisation.
every child in your school.
Success for all Writing Literacy
Learners Writing is an important life skill. It Leadership
is important in this modern era to
Make zero reading failure the vision use writing to inquire, learn and Every teacher in a school is a teacher
for your school. Understand how to communicate. Learn how your of language and all senior managers
to help those children that find school can teach writing across the are leading learners. See how you
reading and writing difficult. Learn curriculum to improve learning in can create a culture of continuous
how leading schools around the all subjects. improvement in your school.
world are making the “zero reading
failure” dream a reality.
Assessment of Successful Literacy
Each module can
Reading and Pedagogy span anything from a
Writing Teachers make a difference to two hour introductory
student learning! Make sure every workshop to a week’s
Authentic assessment is at the heart teacher in your school is the best training– see page
of all good learning; it is not as teacher of literacy. Understand how
difficult as many teachers think. for further details.
children learn, and how to teach
Learn how to make assessment drive every child the skills that underpin
the planning, teaching and learning successful literacy acquisition.
in your school.
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4. The FAB FIVE! Teachers will learn:
• Theory of reading, including current research and government
There are five underlying initiatives
skills that all learners need to • About the FAB FIVE skills and why they should underpin all
possess in order to become reading programmes
great readers. Learn why it is • How to plan, teach and assess all five reading skills within a
important that teachers know balanced reading programme
how to plan, teach and assess
these five skills: Impact on children:
• Phonemic awareness • All children will be given the skills to become lifelong readers
• Phonic knowledge • Reading standards across the school will increase
• Vocabulary acquisition • Increased enjoyment of reading
• Comprehension
• Fluency As a result parents will:
• See their children reading for pleasure
• Be confident in the school’s reading programme
Target Audience:
• Know how to help their child at home
All teachers, ESL and individual
needs teachers. Thank you for your inspirational and practical presentation.
The teachers walked away very enthusiastic and the
conversations have continued.
Module 1 ---- Cathy McSweeney, Chinese International School
Synthetic Phonics Teachers will learn:
• What is synthetic phonics
• The theory behind the success of synthetic phonics
Synthetic phonics is the fastest, • How research supports the use of phonics to teach early reading
most effective way to teach • How to teach synthetic phonics
early reading and spelling. • Hands-on experience with ready made games and activities
Get Reading Right is a leading to make learning fun
synthetic phonics programme • How to incorporate synthetic phonics into a balanced literacy
provider in the UK and Australia. programme
Learn from the author herself, • Practical workshops to plan and assess
how to implement a systematic,
synthetic phonics programme in Impact on children:
your school. • Learn the basic code (32 grapheme-phoneme
representations) in as little as 12 weeks
• Begin to read simple words and phrases from the first week
Target Audience: • Begin to write immediately
Early years teachers and individual • Increased confidence and ‘can do’ attitude towards learning
needs teachers.
As a result parents will:
• See huge improvements in their children’s reading and
spelling immediately
• Know and trust that the school is teaching reading and
spelling well
• Learn how to help their children at home
Fantastic, practical ideas. An opportunity to reflect and rethink
about how children learn to read!
Module 2
---- David Sorrell, Hong Lok Yuen International School
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5. Guided Reading Teachers will learn:
• Theory of guided reading, including current research
Guided reading is a • How to structure guided reading sessions
fundamental part of a balanced • How to plan independent literacy experiences for groups
literacy programme. It allows during guided reading
teachers to plan, teach and • Hands-on experience with ready made games and activities
assess every child’s reading. to make learning fun
Learn how to have successful • Practical workshops to begin to plan and assess
guided reading up and running Impact on children:
in every classroom.
• Increased reading standards for all children
• Explicit use of reading strategies to gain meaning from text
Target Audience: • Improved fluency and comprehension
• Improved attitude towards reading
All class teachers: PYP and curriculum
coordinators. As a result parents will:
• Know and understand the Guided Reading/Home Reading
levels used in school
• Feel confident that children are enjoying reading and their
teachers are the reading experts that their children need
I thought I was pretty good at guided reading – but now I
realise there is so much more I should be doing with it. I am
really motivated to do some more research and improve my
practice.
Module 3 ---- Jacqui Stewart, Kiangsu Chekiang International School
Comprehension Teachers will learn:
• Theory of comprehension, including current research
Many teachers are actually • How to teach 10 explicit comprehension strategies
testing or practising • How to incorporate comprehension into a balanced reading
comprehension rather than programme
teaching children explicit • How to plan, teach and assess comprehension
strategies to improve
comprehension. Learn how Impact on children:
to implement a structured • Enjoyment of all reading will rocket!
programme to improve the • Increased reading standards for all children
comprehension of every child in • Explicit use of comprehension strategies to gain meaning from
your school. a variety of texts
• Ability to analyse and discuss texts will improve dramatically
Target Audience: As a result parents will:
All teachers and senior leadership
• See their children reading for pleasure
teams.
• See their children’s comprehension improve
• Understand that their children can begin to be more
independent readers
Excellent balance of theory, good practice and ideas and
resources to implement straight away in the classroom.
Module 4 ---- Andy Beale, Harrow Intl School, Beijing
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6. Spelling Teachers will learn:
• Theory of spelling acquisition, including current research
How do we move children from • How to teach a structured spelling programme through an
learning words to learning inquiry approach
how to spell words? Children • About individualised spelling and differentiation
need the lifelong tools to spell • How spelling journals can cater for the needs of all children
unknown and difficult words. • How to plan, teach and assess spelling
Learn how to teach spelling
so that it is more than just Impact on children:
memorisation. • Children will learn spelling strategies to attack unknown words
• Children enjoy and feel challenged in spelling sessions
• All children commit words to long-term memory
Target Audience: • Spelling in context improves dramatically
All teachers, ESL and individual needs • Proofreading of writing becomes evident
teachers.
As a result parents will:
• Know how to support their children’s spelling development
• Feel confident that their children are being taught how to spell
and that their teachers know how to help them improve
I can finally ditch the dreadful spelling list. I’ve always wanted
an easy way to individualise my spelling programme.
Module 5 ---- James Mair, Longacre Primary, Bristol, UK
Success for all Teachers will learn:
• How to identify children needing support
Learners • Various assessment and screening techniques
• How to plan and implement structured catch up programmes
Make zero reading failure the • How to track improvements and report to parents
vision for your school. Learn how
to help those children that find Impact on children:
reading and writing difficult.
• Increased self-esteem
Learn how leading schools
• Reading strategies improve immediately
around the world are making the
• Writing improves - as does the attitude towards writing
“zero reading failure” dream a
• Increased confidence and ‘can do’ attitude towards learning
reality.
As a result parents will:
Target Audience: • See that their child’s attitude towards reading has improved
All teachers, ESL and individual needs • Know how to support their child at home
teachers. • Feel informed about their child’s progress
I am so happy that I have finally found a realistic, time
efficient way to help my struggling readers.
Module 6 ---- Jenny Wylie, Castle Peak Junior School, Bristol, UK
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7. Writing Teachers will learn:
• Current theory and research about how children become
Writing is an important life skill. writers
It is important in this modern • How to conduct shared, guided and independent writing
era to use writing to inquire, sessions
learn and to communicate. • How to teach the major text types explicitly
Learn how your school can • How to plan, teach and assess writing
teach writing across the • How to monitor and track writing improvements
curriculum to improve learning
in all subjects. Impact on children:
• Increased writing standards for all children
• Writing across the curriculum improves
Target Audience: • Self assessment and target setting is used by all children
All teachers, ESL and individual needs • Improved attitude towards writing
teachers.
As a result parents will:
• Know how to support their children’s writing development
• Feel confident that their children are being taught how to
become lifelong writers
Thanks for all the practical ideas for teaching writing. I’ll
now teach writing linked to other areas of the curriculum.
Module 7 ---- Gemma Jones, North Hill Primary, York, UK
Literacy Leaders will learn:
• How to create a school vision for literacy
Leadership • The role of leadership in maintaining high reading and writing
standards
Every teacher in a school is a • The importance of data and how to analyse, evaluate and act
teacher of language and all on data
senior managers are leading • How to audit their school’s reading and writing standards
learners. See how you can • How to audit teaching and learning in literacy
create a culture of continuous • How to audit resources and plan for strategic purchasing
improvement in your school. • How to action plan for improved standards for children and
teachers
Target Audience:
Impact on teachers:
Senior leaders and Literacy • Shared school vision for literacy is evident
Coordinators. • A sense of direction is felt by all
• Renewed energy and enthusiasm for teaching literacy
• Feel great about their students’ success!
Impact on children:
• Improved standards in literacy across the school
As a result parents will:
• Be aware of the school’s progress and success in literacy
We received great advice from Jo-Anne. We all feel so much
Module 8 more confident to tackle literacy issues in our school.
---- Hani Zahra, Blaxcell Street Public School, Sydney, Australia
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8. Assessment of Teachers will learn:
• Current theory and research on assessment
Reading and • How to use both formative and summative assessment
Writing • How to assess all the skills of reading as well as
comprehension
• How to assess writing and set targets
Authentic assessment is at the • Practical tools to begin to plan for assessment
heart of all good learning;
it is not as difficult as many Impact on children:
teachers think. Learn how to
make assessment drive the • Target setting becomes a part of every lesson
planning, teaching and learning • A sense of purpose and responsibility is evident
in your school. • An increased enjoyment of learning
As a result parents will:
Target Audience: • Know the standards of their children
All teachers and senior leadership • Feel informed about their child’s progress
teams. • Know how to help their child improve
• Feel confident discussing learning with the school
Assessment is an essential component of quality teaching and
learning. Jo-Anne gave us wonderful practical tips and ideas
to get the most out of our assessment time.
Module 9 ---- Hani Zahra, Blaxcell Street Public School, Sydney, Australia
Successful Literacy Teachers will learn:
• What makes a difference to learning
Pedagogy • How to plan for literacy learning
• How to use learning intentions and success criteria
Teachers make a difference to • The importance of differentiation
student learning! Make sure • How to respond to children’s learning
every teacher in your school • How to plan for formative and summative assessment
is the best teacher of literacy. • How to set up classrooms for success
Understand how children
learn, and how to teach every Impact on children:
child the skills that underpin
• Enjoyment of literacy lessons increases
successful literacy acquisition.
• Increased standards of achievement and attainment
As a result parents will:
Target Audience:
All teachers, curriculum coordinators • See consistency in teaching and learning across the school
and senior leadership teams.
A great overview of what makes good literacy teaching.
Some excellent practical ideas.
Module 10 ---- Kathy Rembisz, Killara Public School, Sydney, Australia
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