Read Write inc and Speech problems, does it hold them back?

[Jeanette42]

My Little Girl has speech therapy and is reading the read write inc books at school and is doing fantastic, with her reading!

I am a little worried about the Write part of the scheme, as she does not pronounce words correctly, so she will read the word perfect and say it correctly then comes the write bit. Where she does not pronounce the word correctly so it is phonically incorrect (hope I am making sense?)

Has anyone with experience of this scheme and Speech problem let me know if they think it will become a issue the further up the scheme she goes!

Are they totally interlinked so a child cannot change colour until they are writing that part correctly?

Our school uses Read Write inc (though I don't know how rigidly they follow it). They move up the reading levels irrespective of the spelling.
I can confidently say this as DD also have poor speech and poor spelling, but this never held back her reading levels.

Do try to get your dds speech sorted with speech therapy if you can. As a primary teacher I have seen those with speech needs find spelling and writing more difficult in yr2.

Sorry just seem you are having speech therapy. Also read write inc groups are assessed on purely reading rather than writing.

Sleepy - I'm guessing your comment was aimed at me as the OP said her DD was having speech therapy?

My DD had a few blocks of SALT when she was in nursery which did help. We also got her re-assessed in ~y2, they said her ongoing behindness was linked to her poor motor skills and no intervention needed.

y3 teacher did link her poor spelling to poor pronunciation.

Spelling has improved a lot in y4. I suspect this is due to growing maturity and having the 'English leader' as her teacher.

General speech still poor (random strangers have difficulty understanding unless she repeats extra-clearly), but she has a great vocabulary!

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Thanks for that, she is doing very well at reading (or I think so) and even her teacher was surprised at how well considering her speech! Was just a little worried that the write part was more closely linked

I've had 2 boys with speech delay, also on RWI.
Both were signed off of SLT by middle of yr1.
DS3's speech delay confuses his writing but DS2 did not have this problem I think DS2 is cleverer, anyway, & DS3 has more trouble with listening. DS3 is still yr1 & most confuses sh-ch and th-f-something else I forget, it's a 3 way confusion, anyway. There's a p-something else problem, too.

His speech is okay, it's just the sounding out and trying to write. He is very uncooperative when I try to explain the difference (showing where my tongue is, etc.). So can't push it.

I think SALT often sign off children by year 2 unless the are really struggling, however, I think still practicing the exercises at home as well as( if affordable), some private sessions are worthwhile.