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The Sounds-Write Podcast

Sounds-Write

28 episodes

4 months ago

In the twenty-fifth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Naomi Hinton talks about the 2025 Phonics Screening Check that has just been administered to Year 1 students in England. She gives an analysis of the words on the check and then talk about the next steps for teachers in supporting students and reflecting on their own practice. Some helpful links: Blog post - The Phonics Screening Check 2025: Our Analysis The Sounds-Write Membership Sounds-Write's Facebook Sounds-Write's Instagram Sign ...

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In the twenty-fifth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Naomi Hinton talks about the 2025 Phonics Screening Check that has just been administered to Year 1 students in England. She gives an analysis of the words on the check and then talk about the next steps for teachers in supporting students and reflecting on their own practice. Some helpful links: Blog post - The Phonics Screening Check 2025: Our Analysis The Sounds-Write Membership Sounds-Write's Facebook Sounds-Write's Instagram Sign ...

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Episodes (20/28)

The Sounds-Write Podcast

Episode 25: 2025 Phonics Screening Check (England) Analysis with Naomi Hinton

In the twenty-fifth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Naomi Hinton talks about the 2025 Phonics Screening Check that has just been administered to Year 1 students in England. She gives an analysis of the words on the check and then talk about the next steps for teachers in supporting students and reflecting on their own practice. Some helpful links: Blog post - The Phonics Screening Check 2025: Our Analysis The Sounds-Write Membership Sounds-Write's Facebook Sounds-Write's Instagram Sign ...

4 months ago

28 minutes

The Sounds-Write Podcast

Episode 24: Phonics for Students with Diverse Needs (Symposium Preview) with Tita Beaven

In the twenty-fourth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Tita Beaven gives us a sneak peek at just a few of the 30+ talks that will play at Phonics Interventions: A Sounds-Write Symposium. Some helpful links: Get your Sounds-Write Symposium ticket https://symposium.sounds-write.co.uk/ Sounds-Write's Facebook Sounds-Write's Instagram Sign up to our mailing list

5 months ago

21 minutes

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Episode 23: Leading Up to the Phonics Screening Check (England) with Laila Sadler

In the twenty-third episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Laila Sadler talks about the Phonics Screening Check and what educators can do to maximise the weeks leading up to the Check. Some helpful links: The Sounds-Write Membership Episode 8: Literacy Interventions with Jacinda Vaughan Sounds-Write's Facebook Sounds-Write's Instagram Sign up to our mailing list

5 months ago

28 minutes

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Episode 22: Pathways to Speech-to-Print Instruction with Speech-Language Pathologist Miriam Fein and Educational Therapist Sherry Cramer

In the twenty-second episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Miriam Fein and Sherry Cramer discuss their roles and experience, the partnerships between parents and different education professionals in a struggling reader's life and talk about speech-to-print and how it's affected their practice.Some helpful links:AET websiteSounds-Write's FacebookSounds-Write's InstagramSign up to our mailing list

1 year ago

49 minutes

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Episode 21: Phonics Interventions for High School Success with Ilona Sydney-Jones

In the twenty-first episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Ilona Sydney-Jones discusses the ins and outs of using Sounds-Write with high school students, the importance of supporting older learners with literacy and the specific adaptations she makes when using Sounds-Write with these learners. Enjoy!Some helpful links:SPELDSATrain with SPELDSABase Camp article by John WalkerSounds-Write's FacebookSounds-Write's InstagramSign up to our mailing list

1 year ago

21 minutes

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Episode 20: Polysyllabic Words with Caroline Hardisty

In the twentieth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Caroline Hardisty is back to give plenty of helpful and practical advice for teaching polysyllabic words. Caroline discusses the rationale behind why we introduce polysyllabic words from simple to complex and in an explicit way, how to syllabify words, and how to implement differentiation techniques with polysyllabic word lessons. Enjoy!Some helpful links:The Sounds-Write Practitioners' PortalSounds-Write's FacebookSounds-Write's Instagram...

1 year ago

20 minutes

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Episode 19: Advice for Phonics Leads with Donna Smith

In the nineteenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Donna Smith is back to give plenty of helpful and practical advice for Phonics Leads. This episode comes in celebration of the recent release of our Phonics Lead Handbook, a brilliant (and free!) resource that will be any Phonics Lead's guide to all things Sounds-Write. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Access the Phonics Lead Handbook and many more useful documentsAlex saying the sounds Sounds-Write Initial Code Episode 3: Phonics With Fidelity w...

1 year ago

27 minutes

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Episode 18: Phonics in Small, Rural Schools with Helen Hampton

In the eighteenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Helen Hampton talks about implementing Sounds-Write in small, rural schools. She discusses how to get started with Sounds-Write in this setting, how to maximise your resources and how to teach phonics to mixed-age classes. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Sounds-Write's Free ResourcesSounds-Write's Australian ShopTrain with HelenSounds-Write's FacebookSounds-Write's InstagramSign up to our mailing list

1 year ago

44 minutes

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Episode 17: Language Development with Alex Bedford and Julie Sherrington

In the seventeenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Alex Bedford and Julie Sherrington talk about their recently released book 'EYFS: Language of Learning'. Alex and Julie are both experienced and passionate educators. They discuss the importance of language development, the impact of the pandemic on children's language and how to put their brilliant handbook into practice. Enjoy!"This book will be the go-to resource for practitioners who want a clear, user-friendly way to develop childre...

1 year ago

52 minutes

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3: Nuggets of Language Nerdiness

Welcome to episode 3 of Nuggets of Language Nerdiness by The Sounds-Write Podcast! Do you know the difference between a language, a pidgin and a creole? What would a writing system look like if it could convey tone of voice and stress? What are false cognates? Join us as we explore these questions and more in this episode. Enjoy!Some helpful links and sources:Visit our websiteSign up to our mailing listLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramWhat is a languageWhat’s The Difference Between A ...

1 year ago

14 minutes

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Episode 16: Grow Your Phonics Tutoring Business with Kirsty Gibbs

In the sixteenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Kirsty Gibbs talks about all things business. Kirsty is an experienced businesswoman in the tutoring industry. In this episode, she lays out her top tips for growing a thriving tutoring business. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Kirsty's podcast episode with Jacinda and AlisonKirsty's podcastKirsty's websiteKirsty's free resources Sounds-Write's FacebookSounds-Write's InstagramSign up to our mailing list

2 years ago

38 minutes

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2: Nuggets of Language Nerdiness

Welcome to episode 2 of Nuggets of Language Nerdiness by The Sounds-Write Podcast! What can we find out about towns and cities based on their suffixes and etymology? Why are some words spelt differently in US-English? And what's the difference between homonyms and polysemous words? Enjoy!Some helpful links and sources:Visit our websiteSign up to our mailing listLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramLatin influence on English The Origins of English Place NamesEtymology of ‘castle’ Place nam...

2 years ago

8 minutes

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Episode 15: Q&A on Interventions with Jacinda Vaughan

In the fifteenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Jacinda Vaughan is back and answering listeners' questions about teaching phonics in intervention settings. She covers a range of topics including making adaptations for English Language Learners, correcting articulation, accent variation and much more. Enjoy! Some helpful links:Jacinda's first podcast appearanceShop the Reading Together Collection in AustraliaShop the Reading Together Collection in the UKShop the Reading Together Collecti...

2 years ago

53 minutes

The Sounds-Write Podcast

1: Nuggets of Language Nerdiness

Welcome to this bonus mini-episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast! In this short episode, the host shared three nuggets of language nerdiness. Why do we sometimes spell the sound /r/ as < wr >? What do the words punch, shampoo and bungalow all have in common? And what are contronyms? Enjoy!Some helpful links and sources:Root word 'wer'Examples of the < wr > spelling of /r/Punch's etymologyShampoo's etymologyBungalow's etymologyMore about contronymsSome examples of contronymsVisit our...

2 years ago

6 minutes

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Episode 14: SENsational Phonics with Kelly Cross

In the fourteenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast Kelly Cross talks about her son, Freddie's, journey to becoming a proficient reader and speller. Freddie has Moderate Learning Difficulties and Kelly struggled to find the help that he needed to learn to read and write. Since finding Sounds-Write, Freddie has gone on to become the avid reader his parents always knew he could be. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Help Your Child to Read and Write courseSounds-Write's FacebookSounds-Write's Instagram...

2 years ago

25 minutes

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Episode 13: Cultivating a Love of Reading with Gemma Pierson

In the thirteenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast we hear from Gemma Pierson, headteacher at Princecroft Primary School in Warminster, UK. Gemma discusses the literacy strategy that Princecroft have implemented across the school and talks about how her team cultivate a love of reading amongst their student. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Princecroft Primary School's websiteGemma's TwitterPrincecroft's Sounds-Write Success StoryTalk for WritingSounds-Write's FacebookSounds-Write's InstagramSign ...

2 years ago

44 minutes

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Episode 12: Phonics for Parents and Carers with Donna Smith

In the twelfth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast Donna Smith, one of Sounds-Write's In-House Trainers, gives advice and guidance for parents and carers of children who are being taught phonics. She gives an overview of what Sounds-Write is and how best to support students who are learning to read and spell. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Help Your Child to Read and Write courseBruce Robertson's bookSt. Thomas Aquinas Primary School directory of soundsThe weekly spelling list blog post Sounds-Writ...

2 years ago

41 minutes

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Episode 11: The Future of Phonics in the US with Jill Nunez

In the eleventh episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Sounds-Write's Business Manager for the US and Canada, Jill Nunez, talks about the future of phonics in the US. She discusses the spread of phonics in North America, some of the challenges we’re facing as we expand to the US, and how to advocate for an evidence based literacy programme in your school. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Sold a Story Podcast Sounds-Write's FacebookSounds-Write's InstagramSign up to our mailing list

2 years ago

25 minutes

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Episode 10: Speech to Print with Nora Chahbazi and John Walker

In the tenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast two of the most prominent champions of speech to print phonics, Nora Chahbazi and John Walker, discuss their strikingly similar backgrounds in the world of phonics, the similarities and difference between their approaches and, of course, speech to print. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Sounds-Write Symposium on Speech to PrintEBLI's websiteEpisode 9 of The Sounds-Write Podcast on phonics researchFind out more about Sounds-WritePre-register for the Sou...

2 years ago

55 minutes

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Episode 9: Learning from Phonics Research with Anna Comas-Quinn

In the ninth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Sounds-Write's Head of Research and Development, Dr. Anna Comas-Quinn, talks about the trials and tribulations of conducting research in the field of phonics. She talks through some of the research that Sounds-Write has conducted, what we can learn from that and why context is essential when evaluating schools' results. Enjoy!Some helpful links:Condensed version of our longitudinal studySystematic synthetic phonics: case studies from Sou...

2 years ago

26 minutes