The Communicate Project (previously known as Rapid English Project) – Communicate (Correct as of 2016)

Summary:

The Communicate Project is a software-based, literacy-intervention project.

Description:


The Communicate Project is a software-based, literacy-intervention project. It allows specialist and non-specialist staff to identify people who have fallen behind with literacy, and to give them control of the language that makes daily communication possible.The project works on a 10-hour intervention model, targeting the high-value language that allows any person to conduct 80 per cent of daily communication.

In 2014 Rapid English Programme, Nottingham and Reading won the Youth Justice Evidence Award for the work that was undertaken with children with literacy barriers, as well as those with learning difficulties.

The project follows a two-step process:

Step 1 – Diagnose (5 mins – 1 hour)
Get an immediate snapshot of someone- literacy level, identify language gaps, then set priorities:

  • Word recognition
  • Reading comprehension
  • Handwriting
  • Paragraph building
  • Reading aloud
  • Conversation
  • Grammar

Step 2 – Solve (1 – 20 hours)
Solve the highlighted language gaps in order of priority. 25 software-based teaching solutions are ready to go, designed to give learners control of the core elements of any language gap.

  • High value vocabulary
  • Core phonics
  • Public speaking & reading aloud
  • Sentence & paragraph construction in the past and present tenses.
  • High frequency grammar rules

Implementing the Practice:

Case studies have been collated from:

Contact:

Source Organisation:Communicate Project
Name:David Hore
Email:communicate@fluence.world
Web:http://www.fluence.world/communicate

Case studies:

Youth Justice Service:Reading Youth Justice Service
Name:Chris Hinsley
Email:chris.hinsley@reading.gov.uk
Youth Justice Service:Wigan Youth Justice Service
Name:Julie Wheeler
Email:J.Wheeler@wigan.gcsx.gov.uk

Youth Justice Service:

Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service
Name:Laura Moore
Email:Laura.Moore@nottscc.gov.uk
Youth Justice Service:Oldham Youth Justice Service
Name:Clare Flanagan
Email:ClareFlanagan@positive-steps.org