The Rhythm for Reading Programme is a group reading intervention that complements and enhances the teaching of phonics.

Phonics programmes are a necessary foundation for the teaching of early reading. Schools are expected to support the lowest attaining 20 per cent of readers through the targeted teaching of phonics so that all children can become confident fluent readers. However, in recent years,

• The pressure on schools to provide targeted support has grown.
• The number of fragile readers continues to rise.
• Conventional methods of support are becoming unsustainable.

Here are the top three reading difficulties that we help with…

• ‘Fuzzy’ phonemes – when the smallest sounds of language ‘sound the same’.
• Decoding that’s ‘stuck’ at the ‘word-by-word’ level – and ‘trying harder’ simply doesn’t work.
• Patchy reading comprehension – when the words are not at all meaningful and reading seems to be pointless.