Catch Up Literacy(CUL)

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PART 1 (L1) Introducing Catch Up^® Literacy 

Trainees will:

• Gain an overview of the Catch Up^® Literacy intervention
• Gain an overview of the implementation, delivery and management of the intervention

PART 2 (L2) Delivering Catch Up^® Literacy

Trainees will:

• Gain an overview of Catch Up^® Literacy
• Understand why some learners find reading difficult
• Understand how to deliver Catch Up^® Literacy to struggling readers
• Gain an overview of the importance of effective management of Catch Up^®  Literacy in schools (or other settings)

PART 3 (L3) Managing Catch Up^® Literacy

Trainees will:

• Gain an overview of the Catch Up^® Coordinator action plan
• Understand how to introduce Catch Up^® Literacy into school (or other setting)
• Review how to support and monitor Catch Up^® staff

PART 4 (L4) Review and next steps

Trainees will:

• Recognise the impact that Catch Up^® Literacy can have on struggling readers
• Review the delivery of Catch Up^® Literacy
• Further develop their knowledge of choosing a linked writing focus

Catch Up^® Literacy is suitable for all struggling readers whose Reading Age is significantly below their Chronological Age. Designed for use with struggling readers aged 6-14, rather than beginner readers. Struggling readers on Catch Up^® Literacy make twice the normal rate of progress.

Catch Up^® Literacy has been shown to help struggling learners achieve more than double the progress of typically developing learners (all the more impressive as struggling learners make far less progress than typically developing learners).

Learners (aged 6 - 14) who received Catch Up^® Literacy support for an average of 7 months achieved an average Reading Age gain of about 19 months. (Data for 3,134 learners from 27 local authorities, 2010. As reported in Early intervention to prevent long-term literacy difficulties: the case of Catch Up^®  Literacy

Learners in Years 7 - 10 who received Catch Up^® Literacy support for an average period of 8.3 months made average Reading Age gains of 16.7 months - a mean ratio gain of 2.01. (As reported in Catch Up^® in Secondary Schools.)

Case study evidence of improvement in the behaviour of learners who become more willing to engage with the whole school curriculum.

Trainees

Trainees have the opportunity to submit for the OCN Catch Up^® Literacy qualification

To gain the OCN Catch Up^® Literacy qualification, trainees have to submit written evidence to show that they have successfully completed the assignments for each of the three Units. The assignments for Units 1 and 3 are mostly completed as part of the training. The assignments for Unit 2 are based on the delivery of the Catch Up^® Literacy intervention to learners.

Each Unit takes approximately 5 hours to complete (which includes time spent on the training courses). NB Whilst the assignments are an integral part of the course, submitting them for OCN assessment is voluntary.

The cost of registration for the OCN Catch Up^® Literacy qualification is included in the cost of the Catch Up^® Literacy training.

Struggling Learners

Each individual Catch Up^® session gives you valuable information about the learner’s needs and progress.

We also recommend that learners on Catch Up^® Literacy are further assessed:

• using the Catch Up^® Literacy assessments for learning at the beginning and end of the intervention
• using the standardised reading test used in the initial assessments at the mid-point and end of the year, as appropriate

Between each Delivering Catch Up^® Literacy session (PART 2 (L2)), the trainees complete short follow-up tasks and practise the Catch Up^® Literacy skills.

The ‘Review and next steps’ session (half day) (PART 4 (L4)) gives opportunities to review Catch Up^® practice with colleagues and gives further guidance.

Lifetime support and the Catch Up^® Community

Catch Up^® provides lifetime support (by email, telephone, and online) to everyone involved in the delivery of the Catch Up^® interventions, at no extra charge. Our website offers free additional resources such as the Catch Up^® Literacy online interactive booklist.

The Catch Up^® Community provides a regular newsletter and further password-protected web pages.

The 4-part package takes place over 6-9 months, is delivered by Catch Up^®    Approved Trainers and consists of:

PART 1 (L1) Introducing Catch Up^® Literacy (90 mins)

PART 2 (L2) Delivering Catch Up^® Literacy (3 half days with follow-up tasks)

PART 3 (L3) Managing Catch Up^® Literacy (60 mins)

PART 4 (L4) Review and next steps (half day)

Each trainee gets a file and their own unique username and password for the website, giving them all the guidance and proformas necessary to deliver the intervention.

Catch Up^® training costs £350 per trainee, minimum £3,500. This includes:

• Training parts 2, 3 and 4 (maximum 35 trainees per course)
• All the guidance and proformas necessary to deliver and manage Catch Up^® Literacy
• Trainer costs
• OCN accreditation fees
• Membership of the Catch Up^® Community
• Catch Up^® digital games credits (3)
• Opportunity to submit for the Catch Up^® Excellence Awards

Catch Up^® training can be organised for staff from individual schools, from clusters of schools or from other settings

Cost per learner Over four years, in a typical school, each Catch Up^® intervention

can work out to less than £130 (including staff costs) – see website for details.

Lifetime support and the Catch Up^® Community

Catch Up^® provides lifetime support (by email, telephone, and online) to everyone involved in the delivery of the Catch Up^® interventions, at no extra charge. Our website offers free additional resources such as the Catch Up^® Literacy online interactive booklist.

The Catch Up^® Community provides a regular newsletter and further password-protected web pages