Research School Network: An Evidence Informed Approach to Improving Literacy in Primary Schools This programme will explore the recommendations from the EEF Literacy Guidance Reports.

This programme will explore the recommendations from the EEF primary Literacy Guidance Reports and how they can be successfully implemented across a school.

Who is it aimed at?

Primary leaders responsible for literacy.

What will be covered?

• Become familiar with the implementation process and how to use this to exact change at a whole school level.
• Recognise the foundational importance of Speech, Language and Communication as the basis for teaching literacy and become familiar with the evidence around this.
• Develop an understanding of the link between oracy and reading, the dimensions of teaching decoding and comprehension and the evidence around this.
• Understand the evidence behind the best way to develop writing and how to develop basic skills of writing (transcription skills).

What will you know/​be able to do by the end of the programme?

• Review and evaluate existing approaches to teacher development.
• Produce a detailed and coherent implementation plan for teaching literacy and feel confident to deliver this
• Understand how to keep your plan on track, what evidence to use to evaluate progress and how you can save time in doing this as a leader.

What will be the potential impact on teachers and pupils as a result of this training?

• Literacy in your school will be evidence-informed.
• Staff will understand how each component of literacy is interwoven and reliant on each other.
• Staff will understand the vital role of speech, language and communication and be better able to develop this in their classrooms.

Further reading

How to Support Classroom Talk – Part 1

EEF Blog: Whole-class reading – choose your strategy carefully if you don’t want to miss the mark

EEF Blog: Getting to grips with reading comprehension strategies