Interventions

Intent

At Kafleas Academy Ltd. we have designed our interventions with the intent that all children will have maximum opportunities to achieve their full potential, across the whole Primary School Curriculum. The children will develop building blocks to become successful adults in terms of being able to gain employment, live healthy lifestyles, be moral citizens and to take opportunities to extend their horizons.

These themes are central to our vision: Inclusion, Pupil Voice and Respect.

Our ethos at Kafleas Academy is one of inclusion; all children have the right to be included in all aspects of their learning, and our interventions aim to give the individual child the necessary tools to achieve their goal.

Reading

At Kafleas Academy Ltd. we aim to develop a ‘Love to Read’ ethos for every individual child. We recognise the importance of reading both at home and at school, therefore at Kafleas Academy Ltd. each child has their individualised home reading book (bespoke to the reading age and stage of the child) and a library book chosen from the Classroom Library’s (to read for pleasure).

In school, every child is heard read individually by their class teacher, those children who need more support on their reading journey read additional to this with our reading teacher’s across the week. The children are encouraged to read a wide range of genre, giving their own interpretation of the text read and drawing inference from their books. As well as this, we encourage the children are guided to make comparisons between a variety of authors, as well as developing an opinion as to which books and authors they prefer. It is great to see many of the books in the classroom libraries from Authors, Illustrators and poets who have themselves visited our school to work with the children; Liz Million, Adam Bushnell and Paul Cookson to name a few.

George: “I love reading with Mrs Gallacher after dinner because she asks me questions about the book and I like to talk about them.”

Fast Track Phonics Tutoring (Read Write Inc.)

At Kafleas Academy Ltd. we follow the Read Write Inc. programme to teach our children phonics, to become fluent and passionate readers, as well as to inspire our writing. Read Write Inc. starts in Early Years Foundation Stage, beginning with distinguishing between environmental sounds and progressing to learning the Set 1 Speed Sounds through the year. The Read Write Inc. learning journey then continues into Key Stage 1, as well as Key stage 2 for children who need additional support. Our children access their phonics in small groups daily, where they are encouraged to sound out the phonics they are working on and identify the sound in a variety of words. Please look out for your child’s new sounds each week and offer encouragement to find objects that contain these sounds.

For children who need additional support, we provide daily interventions straight after lunch with our reading teachers who focus on specific aspects of the programme that meet the needs of the individual.

Ava: “I enjoy phonics with Mrs Plant because it helps me when I go back into my phonics groups – I know the sounds.”

Lego Therapy

Lego therapy is a collaborative play therapy in which children work together to build Lego models.

Our children work in pairs or teams of 3 with the ultimate task of building the ultimate Lego construction. Our Lego Therapy is divided into different roles such that social intervention is necessary to participate. By doing this, children practice key skills of collaboration, joint attention, sharing and turn-taking. LEGO therapy is in both individual and group sessions during which natural opportunities are used to practice social communication, social problem-solving and conflict resolution skills. The children really enjoy this intervention, and simply cannot wait to see whether they are going to be the Engineer, Supplier or the builder. Each role has a specific job to play in the construction of the final goal. Essential skills are developed each day whist the children attend Lego Therapy, as well as beautiful models created for our displays!

Skye: “I really enjoy Lego Therapy because it is fun and everyone in the group listens to each other to work as a team and complete the model.”

ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)

The ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) intervention is developed by Educational Psychologists and is designed to build the capacity of schools to support the emotional needs of their children from within their own resources. This is achieved by training teaching assistants to develop and deliver individualised support programmes to meet the emotional needs of children and young people in their care. It recognises that children learn better and are happier in school if their emotional needs are also addressed.

At Kafleas Academy Ltd. we feel that a child’s personal, social and emotional development is paramount. Our ELSA assistant, Mrs Gallacher, works across the whole school and all of the children are familiar with her in their classrooms. Children who are invited to work with Mrs Gallacher will participate in weekly sessions of 30-45 minutes (this can be individually or in small groups) tailored to the needs of the individual children in the group. Sessions are fun and include role play, board games, art & crafts and stories encouraging children to express themselves in a comfortable and familiar environment. As you may already know, Emotional Literacy covers a range of different areas, such as; Confidence & Self-esteem, Social skills, and Managing emotions. ELSA sessions are carefully planned and delivered to suit your child / the group of children. This is then reviewed on a half termly basis so lots of children have the opportunity to take part across the school year.

Archer: “I love the ELSA sessions with Mrs Gallacher because the games are fun and help me think about how I am feeling.”

SpeechLink – SLCN

Speech Link is used as an intervention in school to support a child’s speech and language. The program is a fantastic tool as it provides a detailed assessment, created by Speech & Language therapists, to indicate the need for further support for the child where required. The intervention is tailored to the sounds / pronunciation that the individual child is having difficulty with. This is achieved through fun games, interactive activities and 1:1 sessions with our SpeechLink Teaching Assistant’s. For more information, please watch the video below:

Lexia Core5

This year your child will be using Lexia® Core5® Reading, a fun computer-based program that has helped millions of students. The activities in Core5 support and build on our classroom curriculum and focus on developing reading skills in six areas: phonological awareness, phonics, structural analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Here’s how Lexia Core5 Reading works:

• Your child begins Core5 at a starting point that fits his or her needs and works in online activities throughout the week.
• Online activities include direct instruction and feedback as your child learns new skills.
• Progress and performance in the program is reported so teachers can provide help when needed.
• Paper-and-pencil activities are also used for practice and may be done in school or brought home.
• Achievement certificates may be sent home to celebrate success and to show progress in the program.

Lexia Core5 Reading can be used at home for extra practice. Getting started is easy!

• To use on a computer, go to www.lexiacore5.com.
• To use on an iPad or Android device, download the free Lexia Core5 Reading UK app.
• The first time your child uses Core5, you may need to enter the teacher email shown below. Your child can then log in with the username and password used at school.
• It is important that your child works without any help while using Core5. All of the work your child does at home is recorded and reported to school. This way, teachers can see when help is needed and provide additional instruction at school.
• If you have a question about your child’s username or password, please contact your child’s teacher.

Robyn: “I like progressing up the levels to unlock the new learning – It helps me in my spelling and reading in class too!”