How it works

Discover how Little Wandle Code works in school by seamlessly combining assessments with phonics intervention and reporting to successfully support your Key Stage 3 struggling readers.

Key Stage 3 boy sitting down in a library on a bean bag reading a book as part of the Little Wandle Code literacy programme

A school membership subscription to Little Wandle Code allows you to track a clear journey for every struggling Key Stage 3 reader from identification to intervention and reporting on progress.

Start by running a whole-cohort screening assessment to identify exactly who needs support. You can use this as many times as you like.
Complete diagnostic assessments of identified struggling readers which will identify the right intervention pathway:
- Start the Code
- Grow the Code
- Complete the Code
Download fully-resourced interventions for direct instruction by a teacher or TA in small groups of between two and six students.
Complete ongoing weekly assessments plus summative assessments for each pathway.
Produce individual and cohort reports to share in school and with parents/carers.

Little Wandle Code intervention showing three Key Stage 3 students and a teacher. Little Wandle Code student workbooks and whiteboards are being used by students in this picture.

Supported by a great choice of fully decodable anthologies from Collins exactly matched to the three Little Wandle Code pathways

Written by well-known authors, the anthologies cover a variety of fiction, non-fiction, text types and genres. They are designed to resemble the books students’ peers are reading, boosting confidence and positive self-perception.

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pair of eclairs

Engaging resources to motivate students

The Little Wandle Code programme includes specially-commissioned, age-appropriate resources to foster students’ sense of belonging within their intervention groups, including understanding why learning to read is challenging. Support includes these three animated videos which capture the history and science of reading in less than three minutes!