A haunted Tesco. The birth of Zeus. Jonny Walker explains how he approached the fully decodable stories he wrote for the Little Wandle Code anthologies. Taking care to ensure that struggling readers feel ‘seen’ and not patronised as they become fluent.  littlewandlecode.org.uk/moti…

What impact has Little Wandle Code had on struggling readers? Here’s feedback from students in our pilot schools. Read about increased confidence, better vocabulary, and a real love of reading that wasn't there before! Teach reading: change lives 👇 littlewandlecode.org.uk/

🧡 When reading progress reaches beyond the classroom … Joe Sumner, Literacy Lead at Bower Grove School, shares one pupil’s brilliant example of how Little Wandle Code is making a difference to everyday life. Teach reading: change lives.

Missed yesterday's free Little Wandle Code information briefing? You're in luck! Join us tomorrow, Friday 25th September at 1pm, for another chance to unlock everything you need to know about supporting your struggling KS3 readers. events.zoom.us/ev/AkM5fI5YaX…

English Hubs Getting Started with Little Wandle Code?  Join us online for a detailed introduction to the platform, assessments, reports and interventions - for Literacy Specialists, Hub Leads welcome too! 1 or 16 Oct, 9:30am.   Book in the 'For English Hubs' area of the website.

Previous reading interventions had often felt too babyish for students at @StGilesRetford until Little Wandle Code. 🧡 Discover our all-in-one KS3 phonics intervention and assessment programme at tomorrow’s free briefing with @FFTEdu, 3.45–4.45pm. fft.org.uk/littlewandlecode-…

💬 Predictable lesson routines. Direct teaching. The option to slow the pace where needed.  Discover how Little Wandle Code’s inclusive design helped pilot schools support older struggling readers with SEND and EAL. Read it on the Little Wandle Code blog. f.mtr.cool/fb281lqf6n

📢 Join us on Wednesday, 23rd September for a free Little Wandle Code information briefing and unlock everything you need to know about supporting your struggling Key Stage 3 readers. We look forward to seeing you there 😊 f.mtr.cool/jsex12k2d2

Zeus, thunderbolts, and a KS3 student who was transported back to "the old Greek times." Mythology retold well still lands! The Lightning God is published by @FreedomtoTeach and matched to the Little Wandle Code programme. Teach reading: change lives

🤔 You've been asking... Do I still need NGRT if you have Little Wandle Code? No! We offer a complete assessment and phonics intervention solution in one programme. Screening, decoding, fluency, comprehension, plus our 'You as a Reader' survey.  littlewandlecode.org.uk/faqs…

What do our pilot schools enjoy most about teaching Little Wandle Code? From "Ah I get it" moments to witnessing growing confidence, here's what staff are telling us.  Teach reading: change lives

📚 "Motivation matters, enormously." New on the blog: author Jonny Walker on writing the Little Wandle Code anthologies - mythology, humour, and stories designed to hold Key Stage 3 readers' attention. littlewandlecode.org.uk/moti…

"I love reading about space." 🚀 Anthologies that meet students where their interests already are. Published by @FreedomtoTeach and matched to the Little Wandle Code programme. Teach reading: change lives

📖 New blog! Every student's path to reading is different. Our latest post looks at how pilot schools adapted Little Wandle Code to support an autistic learner, a multilingual student, and a student with SEMH needs, all through small, thoughtful changes. f.mtr.cool/xxhtcww4me

Sabrina Sulliman, SEND Intervention Lead at @SouthfieldsAcad, shares the impact that Little Wandle Code is having - from growing confidence to a developing relationship with books. 🧡 Read the full interview in @TeachSecondary f.mtr.cool/g144zvxj4y Teach reading: change lives.

"They're starting to develop a relationship with books." Sabrina Sulliman, SEND Intervention Lead @SouthfieldsAcad, as featured in @TeachSecondary.  That's the real shift - not just decoding words, but genuinely connecting with reading.  Full interview 👇 f.mtr.cool/m3e7ux1s6g

New on the Little Wandle Code blog 📖 Pilot school staff and students share what changed once Little Wandle Code was introduced, including students who now volunteer to read aloud, with anthologies staff describe as "really engaging" and "more grown up." f.mtr.cool/4uf4paqtik

"Previous programmes always felt too babyish." @StGilesRetford on what's changed for their secondary-age non-readers since Little Wandle Code. 📆 Want to know more? Join a free info briefing with @FFTEdu - 8th, 10th and 23rd Sept, 3.45pm: fft.org.uk/littlewandlecode-…

Thank you to everyone who joined today's Getting Started with Little Wandle Code webinar. Couldn't make it? Our second date is Thursday 10 September with the same detailed intro to the platform, assessments and interventions.  Book in the 'For English Hubs' area of the website.

📚 Author Jonny Walker on writing six of the Little Wandle Code anthologies - from a rhyming retelling of the birth of Zeus to a horror story set in a haunted Tesco - and why getting the story right matters just as much as getting the phonics right. littlewandlecode.org.uk/moti…