Supporting your child at home

The following resources are available readily online and can be used to support your child at home.

Stareway to Spelling

A manual to support young people with reading and spelling the 300 most used words in English.
Stride Ahead: An Aid to Comprehension

A study book to support young people who can read but have difficulties in understanding the text that is written.
Toe-by-Toe

A phonics-based reading manual to help young people who find reading difficult
Plus 1: The Introductory Coaching System for Maths Success

A coaching manual starting at the absolute basics to support with making progress in maths.
Power of 2: The One-to-One Coaching System for Maths Success

A follow on the ‘Plus 1’ that drills basic maths operations and supports the young person in building a firm foundation in maths skills.

The following resources are available digitally and you can request a login from school

TT Rockstars

A digital programme that supports young people with developing their TT skills
IDL Maths

A unitised maths programme that supports young people with developing different aspects of maths based on their current ability.
IDL Literacy

A digital reading and spelling intervention that creates a progressive intervention for the young person based on their pre-intervention test score.

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Assisstive technology

immersive reader

Immersive reader is a Text-to-Speech software that is built into the Microsoft Office package. The software work either via an app or through pasted text into Microsoft Word. The software will read captured text to a pupil who is struggling with reading.

dictation

Dictation is a Speech-to-Text software that is built into the Microsoft Office package. The software will capture speech of a pupil and convert this to text for them.