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“Many of the children have noticed
improvements of their own. As a class I find they settle down very
quickly after the sessions, there is definitely a marked change in
their ability to concentrate.”
Nicola
Matthews, Year 5 teacher, Rose Hill Primary School, Oxford.
“Move4words
has become part of a routine creating a calmer learning environment
at the beginning of the day.”
Faiz Akhtar, Year 4
teacher at Bankside Primary in Chapeltown, Leeds.
"The children are really enjoying Move4words and even in this short
space of time I can see that their focus and concentration is
improving”
Charlotte Wright, English
Leader and Year 6 teacher, Liberty Primary School, Mitcham, London.
"This is the second year
that I've used Move4words with my Year 4 class. The children have
really enjoyed the new material this year; they were particularly
enthusiastic about the specially written music! We're planning to
use it again next year in Year 4, and may repeat it with a small
group of children selected from Year 6, to give them a boost."
Walter Bayer, Year 4 teacher, St Andrew's C of E Primary
School, Headington, Oxford.
 "We
ran the Move4words programme for the first time last year with Year
5 and 6, and the children all noticed improvements in their reading,
writing and concentration. The exercises seemed to really calm them
down ready for the SATs tests. During that term, I also noticed that
the children doing Move4words found it much easier to learn lines
and to cope with changes in the script for our end of year
performances than comparible groups in previous years.
After the end of last year's Move4words trial, my Year 6 class
concentrated much better in tests, and their reading was far more
fluent and confident. The reading age tests I ran showed that the
lower ability children's reading age improved at more than 5 times
the national rate.
I am so pleased that we took part in the Move4words trial. We are
running it again this year with our Years 5 and 6, and early
indications once again show improved levels of concentration and
more confidence in reading. My pupils also thoroughly enjoy doing
the daily exercises!"
Carmel Isherwood, Year 6 teacher,
Gilded Hollins Primary School, Leigh, Lancs.
"My Year 6 class is now on Week 7 of
Move4words, and the children are loving it! I have already noticed
that the class show less general anxiety and are more focused. I feel
that the programme gives the children the chance to put aside their
worries and gets them into learning mode. Some of the children have
told me that they can read better and concentrate better. A few quotes
from children are "it is time to destress", "it wakes me up and gets
my brain working" and that "it helps me concentrate more on what
people are saying" (this from a girl who is not famed for her
listening ability!). Move4words really seems to be working for us."
Vicky Williams, Deputy head and Year 6 teacher, Windale
Community Primary School, Blackbird Leys, Oxford.
 "I used Move4words last year with my
Year 3 children, and I noticed an almost immediate improvement in
concentration. One boy who had been a very reluctant reader suddenly
switched on to reading and read a complete book for the first time!
This year, I'm teaching the same group who are now in Year 4, and they
have very high levels of reading, more like I would expect from a Year
5 group."
Ailsa Foster, Year 3
teacher, Lowton St Mary's Primary School, Wigan
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"I worked with children with
special needs for a number of years, so I can see the skill with which
Move4words has been crafted. The programme is motivating
and really easy to follow for both the children and the teacher.
It is
really inclusive, allowing children with learning difficulties to fully
engage by cleverly giving them all the clues they need to follow the
exercises. At the same time, the programme moves pacily along with no hint
of condescension, engaging even the brightest.
It is extremely skilfully
done, I can see the wealth of experience behind this programme, and am most
impressed."
Grace Slater, Deputy Headteacher of
Orchard Meadow Primary school, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, currently teaching
Year 5.
 Great response from OfSTED
inspectors
“We had HMI
here last week, and they loved it (Move4words)!”
Lisa Biggin, Headteacher, John Henry
Newman Primary School, Littlemore, Oxford.
"We have found that Move4words really
helps our children, so we're now using it routinely with our Year 5s.
Last year's initial trial went really well, our data showed that the
children's reading age increased far more than we expected, and they
enjoyed literacy, maths and practical science more and felt more
confident after the end of the programme.
My Year 5 children notice all sorts of improvements, some in things
that you can't tell that they had problems with in the first place!
One girl said "When I tried reading before Move4words, my eyes went
all over the place and I often skipped a line. Now I can control my
eyes and I read much better".
Julia Percy, Year 5 teacher, Christ Church
Primary School, Leigh (now repeating Move4words with this year's Year
5)
"The
children absolutely loved the Move4words project and both myself and
my TA have really noticed the impact that it has had on concentration
during independent reading and comprehension of texts in guided
reading sessions"
Lisa Boggs, Year 3/4
teacher, Our Lady's RC Primary School, Cowley, Oxford.
"I find the children are more
settled and ready to learn after doing the daily Move4words activity."
Joanne Marshall, Assistant headteacher for Years 3 and 4 at Harehills Primary School, Leeds.
"Move4words has had a
positive impact in terms of punctuality for our school. More children are
getting to school on time to ensure they can take part in the programme, it
has become a vital part of the school day. Staff here are modelling to
children how helpful it is as an aid to learning and concentrating and
children really seem to be responding to that. We have having less late
comers in the Move4words classes."
Diane Carbon, Acting headteacher, Windale Community Primary School,
Blackbird Leys, Oxford.
"I was excited after the training - I couldn't
wait to see if the impact promised would match the reality. We have
currently just completed week 4 of 12 and I'm already seeing a difference in
some of more lively children... they can sit quietly and concentrate for
longer periods of time and seem to be listening in a more focussed way."
Andrew Kite,
KS2 Leader and Year 3 Teacher, Liberty Primary School, Mitcham, London
More testimonials will be added as I get permission to use the
many positive things that heads and teachers have said about using Move4words. |