Donna Smith

Sounds-Write Trainer. Delivering training, supporting schools, using a speech-to-print approach, learning more about the science of reading. Own views.

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

We’re really happy to share that from September, all trained practitioners will have access to a full suite of progress checks, available on The Practitioners' Portal, for free.

We’ll be providing a further update once the resources are available.

#SoundsWriteProgressCheck

[Donna Smith @d_o_nn_a]

Very excited to have these BRAND NEW Sounds-Write decodables delivered!

📚 Introducing... the Extended Code Next Steps Collection! 🌟 Books designed to challenge confident readers! 🚀

See the Sounds-Write shop: https://t.co/h0pU0cKK7V

#soundswrite #decodables #phonics #ssp

[Donna Smith @d_o_nn_a]

Always great to work with Laura on a podcast episode! Hoping this one is helpful for all of the Phonics Leads out there in schools being ‘phonics champions’. #soundswrite #phonics #phonicslead #ssp #speechtoprint #linguisticphonics

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

In the 19th episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast, Donna Smith is back to give plenty of helpful and practical advice for Phonics Leads and to discuss our new Phonics Lead Handbook. Catch it now on major podcast streaming apps or at https://t.co/P2Z0kJGMbp

[Donna Smith @d_o_nn_a]

Writing decodables can be tricky but this one was a lot of fun! All ready for Burns Night on Thursday. Big shout out to my colleague, Laura, for working her magic with @canva for the illustrations!

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Celebrate Burns Night with this brand-new FREE resource for educators and parents covering sounds and spellings from the Extended Code Units 1-11! Download now and make phonics learning a celebration of Burns Night! >> https://t.co/uwzrUcIzQL

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

We're hiring! We're looking for someone in the UK who is already trained in Sounds-Write and teaching our programme with fidelity and enthusiasm to join our team and help us deliver our Sounds-Write training courses.
Check out the role details: https://t.co/CPo7DDr5n4

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

🎁🌟 Day 7 of the Sounds-Write 12 Days of Christmas! 🌟🎁 Today's giveaway is for one lucky winner to win our Initial Code Reading Together Collection! 📚 Head over to our Facebook or Instagram pages to enter! Hurry, this giveaway closes on the 8th of December 2023 at 10 am GMT.

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

🎄Day 4 of Sounds-Write's 12 Days of Christmas!🎄 Get into the festive spirit with 3 Christmas-themed Seek the Sound stories! 🎅 Use Lesson 9 from the Sounds-Write manual to add some holiday sparkle to your phonics session 🌟 You can download them here >> https://t.co/ssYMPxvJIu

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

🎁 Day 3 of Sounds-Write's 12 Days of Christmas! 🎁 Enjoy a festive treat with 10% off ALL items in our shop! 🌟 Use code 12DAYS at checkout. Hurry, the offer is valid for 5 days only! 🎉🎅

🇬🇧 https://t.co/K6v9lP9uBc
🇦🇺 https://t.co/Dyj0JxCUIp
🇺🇸 https://t.co/NOyT8eqWfi

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

🎇🎁 Day 2 of Sounds-Write's 12 Days of Christmas brings you a freebie! 🎇

We've got a free Initial Code Unit 5 downloadable for you called New Year's Eve! You can download it here >> https://t.co/ssYMPxvJIu

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

🎁 Exciting news! We're kicking off the 12 days of Christmas with a giveaway 📚 Win a complete set of our decodables – that's 91 decodable readers and a downloadable poetry book! Enter on our Facebook or Instagram pages before December 2, 2023, 10 am GMT. Don't miss out! 🌟

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

We're thrilled to announce our partnership with @RNIBBookshare, making our decodable readers available in accessible formats for students with print disabilities!
A selection of our books is now on RNIB, and we'll be adding even more in the future https://t.co/xecIzZh5Ft

[Donna Smith @d_o_nn_a]

It’s that time of year! The box of Christmas-themed bedtime books is out! Is it time to put the tree up yet?

[Donna Smith @d_o_nn_a]

@Headteacherchat Definitely Bruce Robertson’s The Teaching Delusion series.

[Donna Smith @d_o_nn_a]

Really pleased about this delivery today! Wiz Words - activities for the Initial Code - looks fabulous! A great resource to use! #soundswrite @SWLiteracy

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

Exciting news! Wiz Words is now available in the UK and US!
Sounds-Write is thrilled to launch our new US shop today, your one-stop destination for Sounds-Write decodable readers and Wiz Words. You can find our UK, Australian and US online shops here: https://t.co/6swymaJMJp

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

We're back with more delicious nuggets of language nerdiness! 🤓 📚
Join us as we continue to journey into all the nerdy nooks and crannies of the English language! Stream the episode now on major podcasting apps or here: https://t.co/O5ZWpaLNYf

[Donna Smith @d_o_nn_a]

Congratulations on this success! Well done and well deserved. Wonderful to see the great comments about early reading in the report. #soundswrite

[CorporationRoadSch @CorporationRoad]

🥳🎉💙IT'S OFFICIAL - WE ARE AMAZING!💙🎉🥳
After OFSTED visited us last week, they have said that our school is a GOOD school! 🥳
We would like to say a huge thank you to our children, families, staff and everyone connected with school!
Full report: https://t.co/U1TLCqIDPZ

[St Luke's CofE Primary School Cambridge @StLukesDEMAT]

If you are interested in how we teach phonics in school, our website has a wealth of information, including links to two superb Udemy courses about the @SWLiteracy system we use.

https://t.co/GodUUX1wdC

#StLukesPrimary #StLukesDEMAT #SoundsWrite

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

New Sounds-Write podcast episode out now! @Jacinda19771 answers your questions about teaching in intervention settings. From supporting English Language Learners to addressing articulation & accents, this episode has it all. Now on major podcast apps or https://t.co/7yiu9MkuTX

[John Walker, Sounds-Write @SWLiteracy]

Happy National Poetry Day! Just a reminder that we shared this free poem and lesson plan 📚🧑‍🏫