sound-discovery
Intervention
Sound Discovery®
Years/Age range
Y2-5
Type of children
Low attainers or mixed-ability
Child/Adult ratio
Small group
Length of intervention
5, 10 or 22 weeks in different studies; 3 times a week
Brief description
Sound Discovery® is a synthetic phonics programme for the teaching of reading, spelling and writing developed by Dr Marlynne Grant, educational psychologist in South Gloucestershire. The children are taught grapheme-phoneme correspondences and the phonic skills of blending and segmenting, and how to use this knowledge in reading and writing. It is delivered through Snappy Lesson®, fast-paced sessions consisting of appropriate multi-sensory activities.
Effectiveness
For comprehension in Y2-5: substantial
For spelling in Y5: useful