The Professional Development DVD and Handbook provide clear, straightforward, and targeted guidance on how to use Read Write Inc. Phonics resources to deliver one-to-one tuition to children who are in danger of falling behind with their reading, or are behind their peers, or are new to a school and need to catch up. The Professional Development DVD and Handbook include: * Focused training instruction from Ruth Miskin in a series of clear, instructive video clips. These are targeted on helping teachers resolve key problems that children encounter when learning to read, such as difficulty blending or retaining sounds. * Detailed lesson plans for one-to-one tuition, which use the proven strategies of Read Write Inc. to teach reading * Assessment and progress tracking * Guidance on how to say 'pure' sounds