The Ultimate Live Training in Phonics for Early Years
Ready For Reading?
Want to develop instant expertise and professional know-how in phonics in early years?
Ready For Reading is the ultimate inspirational, hands-on training you just can’t miss!
Attendees become experts in prereading in just one day, gaining the essential subject knowledge and practical skills to prepare children for phonics spectacularly well!
It’s the perfect live training event for:
- Local Authorities
- MATs
- Nursery Chains
- Schools
- Preschools
- Nurseries

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Ready for Reading? Phonics for Early Years Foundation Stage

Phonics for the early years foundation stage has come a long way since the introduction of Letters and Sounds Phase 1.
We’ve learnt a lot of lessons, it can be hard to keep up!
We know is that the developmental steps children need to prepare for phonics are critical to every child’s success.
Ready For Reading Live!
This training takes you step by step through the prephonic journey, going deep into child development in ways you wouldn’t have considered before.
You’ll instantly see why this approach is the essential ingredient before ANY Phonics programme.
And it isn’t boring!
Attendees experience each developmental step through a series of super simple stories, songs and games, perfect for phonics in the early years.
It’s simple and highly effective training designed for instant impact



Delivered by a prephonics expert
Written and delivered by The Learning Lady, a prephonics expert and former Ofsted inspector, this training will:
- Reassure and create a knowledgeable staff team of prephonics experts, in 1 day!
- Inspire and sustain outstanding provision, packed with stories, songs and games everyone will love.
- Provide clarity and vision through an outstanding prephonics curriculum that’s ‘Ofsted ready’.

“I have been a prephonics expert, author and trainer for over a decade, and preparing 2, 3- and 4-year-olds for phonics is my passion!
I’ve successfully trained hundreds of settings and organisations of different sizes in a wide range of international locations. The impact has been phenomenal and truly exciting!
It’s my mission to bring the evidence-based, tried and tested experiences of prephonic development to life so that attendees leave fired up and raring to go.
It’s an absolute joy to deliver this Ready For Reading training, sharing what works well, and why foundations in phonics are critical to the success of any phonics programme that follows.
This live event is jam-packed with early phonics activities, stories and songs that are so simple and uplifting; it’s a treat for me to see how much people take away and hear the amazing success stories that follow.”
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Engaging Early Years Phonics Activities - and why we play them!
Ready for reading training includes all the knowledge and practical know-how staff need to deliver outstanding early years phonics activities because they understand why!

Here's what's included...
Full Day Training including:
- Essential Subject Knowledge
- Hands-on, interactive activities
- Time to reflect and plan next steps
- Opportunities to ask anything!
The high-value workbook includes everything you need to get started straight away including….
- An easy-peasy, step-by-step framework for guaranteed results.
- Highly effective reflection prompts to develop practice beyond the training.
- Instant links to songs and stories covered in the session.
- An invaluable assessment tool to chart progress and plan next steps.
Including brand new early years phonics games
Plus….
- Fun and engaging resources to share with parents for increased family engagement.
- Super speedy ideas for resourcing, using everyday objects- to keep costs low!
- A full copy of the slides and summary of content to download and keep.
You’ll also receive a FREE copy of Super Sounds, including all the songs, stories, and prephonics planning you’ll ever need for 2, 3- and 4-year-olds.
Larger organisations also have the option of buying multiple copies at a discounted rate.




Interactive, Fun, and Engaging!
Ready For Reading Live is crammed with songs designed to support phonics for early years by:
- Developing vital speech sounds
- Improving auditory discrimination
- Increasing critical auditory memory
- Enhancing vocabulary
- Incorporating fun and inclusive practice
Get Started Now
To see if Ready For Reading would be right for you can download and try the songs from the training today for FREE.
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More Early Years Phonics Bonuses

Book today for these bonus features…
- Adapt training content to meet the specific needs of your organisation.
- Design timings and logistics so that everyone gets the most from the experience.
- ‘Live record’ the training to future-proof the quality of provision.
- Book Zoom call before the event to ensure the day runs perfectly and meets your exact needs.
Book Today!
As Ready For Reading is live training, spaces in the diary are limited.
Sometimes the waiting list can be longer than we would like.
If you have an INSET training date in mind or need some training asap, we’d love to accommodate you, but the clock is clicking.
Contact us today to begin your Ready For Reading Journey, you’ll never look back!

Online Booking
For prices and availability, simply drop us a quick email here and we’ll get back to you asap.



FAQs

No! But there are some similarities!
Letters and Sounds Phase 1 (2007) was the starting point for Ready For Reading Live, but we’ve learnt so much more about teaching and learning since then.
This training uses the most up-to-date brain-based theory and understanding of how children learn.
The games are brand new, and the progression of teaching provides a unique framework that’s super successful.

Yes!
Early Years Inspectors are looking for high levels of expertise in language and literacy.
Ready For Reading applies EYFS principles of engagement, fun, and playful learning to develop vital knowledge and skills across all aspects of prephonic development.

No! Everyone’s Welcome!
Although the practical and hands-on element of the training uses stories, songs, and games featured in Super Sounds, this is not a requirement.
If you’re looking for an improved understanding of how children develop prephonic skills, or where gaps in prephonic development can lead to struggles later on, Ready for Reading is for you.

Yes!
Ready For Reading provides the underpinning knowledge and practical application required to prepare children for any phonics programme.
It’s written and delivered by an expert with extensive knowledge of the phonics programmes used in schools, so there is no conflict at all.
Any Questions?
Wondering if a Ready For Reading Live event is right for your setting? We”d love to help.
Drop us your details and questions here and someone will get back to you asap.


