Phonics & structured literacy
How structured literacy works, and how to teach it.
For educators
How to Use the National Education Nature Park to Help Struggling Readers
How to turn outdoor learning into a powerful, low-stress tool for multisensory phonics and vocabulary.
For parents
Making Space for Curiosity: When Phonics Practice Feels Hard
How to keep your child's love of learning alive at home even when learning to read is a struggle.
For educators
Supporting Speech and Language Needs: 5 Quick Classroom Tweaks
Five low-cost, immediate adjustments to help primary pupils with speech, language, and literacy challenges.
For educators
School Absence and Reading Difficulties: The Hidden Link
How undiagnosed literacy struggles drive persistent school absence, and how specialists can intervene.
For educators
Funding Dyslexia-Friendly Books in Secondary School
How to strategically use the National Year of Reading 2026 funding for high-low books and decodables.
For parents
Understanding Your Child's Year 1 Phonics Results: A Calm Guide
If your child did not meet the expected standard in the Phonics Screening Check, take a deep breath. This is a helpful signpost, not a label.
For parents
Is the 'Love of Reading' Enough for a Child Who Struggles with Phonics?
Why telling a struggling reader to 'just read for fun' doesn't work, and what actually helps.
For parents
Understanding Your Child's KS2 SATs Results: A Calm Guide
If your child missed the expected standard in their Year 6 reading test, here is what the numbers actually mean and how to help them next.
For parents
Is the Phonics Screening Check harder for children with dyslexia?
What the 2026 data shows us about early reading tests, and how to support your child without the worry.
For parents
Is My Child's Year 1 Transition Harder Than It Should Be?
How to tell the difference between normal settling-in wobbles and early reading struggles, with calm, practical steps you can take today.
For educators
Using Pupil Premium to Build a Dyslexia-Friendly Digital Classroom
How school leaders can align Pupil Premium funding with DfE digital standards to support pupils with dyslexia.
For educators
Using Pupil Premium for Effective Structured Literacy
A practical, evidence-based guide for school leaders to allocate funding for reading interventions that work.