Staff INSET

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Staff INSET

• This presentation has been designed to give your
  staff an understanding of the aims, structure and
  content of i-read prior to a hands-on practice
  session
• Feel free to edit this presentation to suit your
  own purposes
• The Help file in i-read contains step-by-step
  advice on all screens
• Note that Key Stage 1 differs toKey Stage 2 in
  terms of structureand design

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Staff INSET Objectives

• To introduce i-read
• To demonstrate how the content can be used to
  teach writing in an innovative and engaging way
• To prepare for a hands-on practice session

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Rationale of i-read

• i-read is a stimulating interactive whiteboard
  resource from Cambridge-Hitachi, Cambridge
  University Press, and Pie Corbett
• It is designed to support shared reading sessions
  through engaging texts and interactive content

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Rationale of i-read

• "I have often wondered what it would be like if
  every child could read it may sound idealistic,
  but that has to be our aim. i-read could become a
  dynamic part of your reading repertoire aimed at
  achieving this goal."Pie Corbett, Series Editor

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Why other schools use i-read

• "i-read covers all learning styles and really
  brings the text alive with its use of audio and
  video clips.
• "Excellent for motivating boys - they couldn't
  wait to get into class when they were using
  i-read. And it is so easy to use for the
  non-specialist ICT teacher.
• It will really help to move on the reading and
  writing agenda at the school."

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Rationale of i-read

• Four-part teaching and learning process
• Demonstration or modelling of reading strategies
  and behaviours by the teacher (Ill show you
  how).
• Shared and scaffolded application of those
  skills, using activities (Lets have a go
  together).
• Independent and guided practice, using either the
  anthologies or the PDF printouts (Now have a go
  on your own).
• Review and consolidation of learning (What have
  we learned and where do we need to go next?)

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Main features of i-read

• Newly written stories, non-fiction and poetry
  from the UKs top childrens writers
• Audio, video and thought-provoking questions
  enhance the texts and stimulate pupil's
  involvement
• Interactive activities provide opportunities for
  further discussion and consolidation of the
  teaching objective

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Multimedia enhancements (videos, audio clips, and
animations)
Questions to discuss with your class
Focus highlights help with KS1 phonics
Listen to the story
Guided and independent practice.
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Toolbar allows you and your class to annotate the
text, highlight interesting words or
constructions, and hide or magnify images
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Components

• Interactive whiteboard software for Years 1-6

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Components
Anthologies for Years 1-6
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Themes and text types Year 1
Hometime Fiction/Poetry Animal Antics Non-fiction/Fiction Where I Live Poetry/Non-fiction
Rumbling Tums Fiction/Poetry Tiger Time Poetry/Non-fiction Follow the Fox Non-fiction/Fiction
Splish Splash Splosh (seaside) Non-fiction/Fiction The Magic Castle Poetry/Non-fiction Dinosaurs Non-fiction/Fiction
Years 1 and 2 offer nine themed units, each with
its own mix of fiction, non-fiction or poetry
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Themes and text types Year 2
School Days Fiction/Poetry Puppet Parade Non-fiction/Fiction Celebrate! (festivals) Poetry/Non-fiction
Days Out Fiction/Poetry Bella (a Caribbean Cinderella) Fiction/Non-fiction Down on the Farm Non-fiction/Poetry
Crazy Castles Poetry/Fiction Pirates Ahoy! Poetry/Non-fiction Magical Journeys Poetry/Fiction
Years 1 and 2 offer nine themed units, each with
its own mix of fiction, non-fiction or poetry
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Themes and text types Year 3
Familiar settings Fiction Non-chronological reports Non-fiction Shape and observation Poetry
Traditional Tales Fiction Instructions/ Alphabetic texts Non-fiction Performance Poetry
Adventure Fiction Letters Non-fiction Language Play Poetry
Years 3-6 have nine different fiction,
non-fiction and poetry units
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Themes and text types Year 4
Historical stories Fiction Newspapers Non-fiction Poems w/ a common theme (school) Poetry
Sci-fi/Fantasy Fiction Explanations Non-fiction Poems from a different culture/time Poetry
Stories from other cultures Fiction Persuasive writing Non-fiction Different forms Poetry
Years 3-6 have nine different fiction,
non-fiction and poetry units
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Themes and text types Year 5
Significant author Fiction Recounts Non-fiction Significant poets Poetry
Traditional Tales Fiction Non-chronological reports Non-fiction Longer classic and narrative poetry Poetry
Stories from other cultures Fiction Persuasive writing Non-fiction Performance poetry Poetry
Years 3-6 have nine different fiction,
non-fiction and poetry units
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Themes and text types Year 6
Shakespeare Fiction Biography Non-fiction Established poets Poetry
Revision Fiction Revision Non-fiction Revision Poetry
Sci-fi/fantasy Fiction Mystery/whodunnit Non-fiction Themes poems Poetry
Years 3-6 have nine different fiction,
non-fiction and poetry units
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Structure (key stage 1)

• Each DVD-ROM contains 18 texts in 9 themes
• Each text has a starter activity and five
  teaching focuses from reading for enjoyment, word
  and sentence-level work, to preparing to write

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Structure (key stage 2)

• Each CD-ROM contains 9 texts. Each text has a
  number of different focuses.
• Fiction response, characterisation, setting, use
  of language, plot, evaluation, preparing to
  write.
• Non-fiction response, audience and purpose, use
  of language, visual literacy, structure and
  organisation, preparing to write.
• Poetry response, form and structure, language
  features, interpretation and evaluation,
  preparing to write.

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Support materials

• Teachers notes
• Additional text resources

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Support materials

• Teachers notes
• Detailed curriculum matching
• Teaching ideas for every text
• Differentiation and extension activities supplied
  throughout

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Support materials

• Additional text resources
• PDFs (e-texts) of all texts
• Shadow texts in the same genre for independent
  reading practice (KS2 only)
• Rhyme Room additional songs, nursery rhymes and
  poems (KS1 only)

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Key Stage 1 Rhyme Room Available from the main
menu screen
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How does i-read support phonics?

• Shared reading supports recognition of high
  frequency words and builds phonemic awareness.
• Focus Highlights (see bottom toolbar) in each
  text highlight phonically regular words, tricky
  words, rhyming words, or words with particular
  phonemes and graphemes.
• Teachers notes offer guidance on how and when to
  use Focus Highlights

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Thanks and questions