Reading Comprehension Intervention – Inference Training - 2 Sessions

Session 1 - Tues 8th October
Session 2 – Tuesday 15th October.
The course is delivered online, split across two mornings
Delegates who attend the training will then be able to implement the intervention in their school setting.

Do you have pupils who decode efficiently but show limited understanding when questioned about their reading?

If so, the evidence-based ‘Inference Training Intervention’, described as ‘remarkable’ by Professor Gregg Brooks in his study, is designed specifically for these pupils. It offers significant gains for pupils with weak comprehension skills and will provide a range of strategies to help them acquire meaning and enjoyment from their reading. Whilst the intervention was originally designed to be delivered to pupils in Key Stages 2 and 3, there are now GCSE texts available to purchase which support KS4 pupils too. If you wish to have access to the GCSE texts, it’s an additional £10, as it’s a sold as a separate resource.

Course Description:

The training will help you to:

Understand pupils’ barriers to reading comprehension
Carry out diagnostic conversations to gain insight into pupils’ approaches to reading
Develop strategies to help pupils improve reading comprehension
Understand how to deliver the intervention using the electronic resource file which includes 70+ texts. (NB This is an essential resource which will need to be purchased separately from the trainer at a cost of £50. One file is only needed per school establishment but please note access will need to be from one email address only and using a shared password)

Course Outcomes:

Delegates will learn:

The barriers to reading comprehension
How to carry out a 1:1 diagnostic conversation and unravel a pupil’s difficulties
How to deliver the intervention to groups of up to 4 pupils, designed to be delivered twice a week for 40 minutes each session over a twelve-week period. NB The evidence is based on this model so if a school were to choose to deliver it differently, rate of impact will vary.
- Formative and summative ways to track and monitor progress

Facilitator
Venue & Travel Information

Laura Bloomberg, Dyslexia Understood, Dyslexia Specialist Teacher, Accredited Trainer

Laura Bloomberg BEd Hons, Dip.RSA, has had over 25 years’ teaching experience in state and private schools. She is also a dyslexia specialist (Level 5 OCR) and was previously an assessor. Laura has worked for Hertfordshire Local Authority Outreach Service supporting schools to remove barriers to learning for pupils with specific learning difficulties. Laura is an accredited trainer of several evidence-based interventions including The Inference Training - A Reading Comprehension Intervention. Laura has delivered the programme to schools and other professionals, as well as for National Patoss. She was a visiting lecturer at The University of Herts, School of Education. Laura delivered in Hertfordshire, the Level 5 Diploma in ‘Teaching Learners with Dyslexia/Specific Learning Differences and Barriers to Literacy’

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