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Start Implementing PLD Within Term 3
By Beth Tracey 26/10/2021

Commencing in Semester 2 has its advantages because staff can become familiar with PLD’s programs, and implementation issues can be resolved all before the start of a new school year. This article outlines how to begin implementing PLD within Term 3. PLD implementation can be launched at any stage within the school year. For other […]

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Term 3 Teaching Tips Videos
By Reception 19/07/2021

To inspire and focus your teachers for the term ahead, be sure to forward them these short refresher clips. The clips provide concise, relevant, and actionable tips for effective PLD implementation within the classroom. In these succinct videos, we also explain how to cater to the range in student ability by using screening and tracking […]

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How to Prepare PLD Tracking Sheets for Feedback
By Beth Tracey 17/01/2022

PLD are often asked to provide support and feedback on tracking sheets.  As this is a complimentary service, and one that we are happy to provide to schools implementing PLD, we ask that tracking sheets be sent through in the recommended format.  PLD receives hundreds of queries, requests, and calls for support and if every […]

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PLD Wins Australian Primary Publisher of the Year for a Fourth Consecutive Year!
By Diana Rigg 12/01/2022

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2021 Australian Educational Publishing Awards were held online in September. Celebrating its 28th year, the awards evening brought together publishers to acknowledge excellence and award businesses going above and beyond for the advancement of students. Organised by the Australian Publishers Association, the prestigious annual Educational Publishing Awards reward excellence and […]

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Preparation for the UK Phonics Screening Check
By Beth Tracey 11/05/2022

The most fundamental responsibility of schools is teaching students to read, spell and write. Literacy affects academic performance in all subjects and is associated with later social, emotional, economic and physical health. After decades of multidisciplinary research, the scientific community has largely reached a consensus on how children learn to read, what is effective instruction, […]

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PLD Ranked Among High Quality SSP Programs Available to Australian Schools
By Reception 09/02/2022

PLD is delighted that our evidence-based literacy programs are ranked along other high-quality and well-designed programs for teaching Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) in primary schools.  In the January edition of The Bulletin, the Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation compared PLD with other evidence-based SSP programs which facilitate high-quality Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 instruction. Professor William […]

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PLD’s Approach to High Frequency Words
By Diana Rigg 14/05/2020

PLD’s unique approach scaffolds children to learn more high frequency words with less effort by teaching the right words at the right time and in the right way. Following an extensive literature review in 2020, PLD’s approach to high frequency words (HFW) was upgraded. If you would like to read more about the body of research […]

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Tips for Getting the Most Out of Sound Wall Charts
By Reception 07/09/2021

As with any teaching resource, there are different ways sound wall displays can be introduced, displayed and utilised.  As sound walls are a fairly new instructional tool, it is important to provide information on how to use them to their full potential. Click here if you would like to read more about sound walls and SSP, […]

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PLD’s Catch-Up Reading Books for Middle & Upper Primary Students
By Reception 17/08/2021

This article is for educators teaching older students that require decodable reading books beyond junior primary (or students who need to develop fluency). In days gone by, decodable reading books were depreciated for having dull plots and limited vocabulary; very unappealing for older students still requiring decodable reading material.  In response, PLD sourced a range […]

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Why Decodable Reading Books Are Superior to Whole-Language Books
By Beth Tracey 17/08/2021

Decodable reading books are an essential component of an evidence-based SSP approach and all students, regardless of age, who are in the early stages of reading (typically PLD Stages 1 & 2) should be assigned them. Decodable reading books only contain phonic concepts and High Frequency Words (HFWs) that students have been explicitly taught. Specifically […]

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Sound Walls & Structured Synthetic Phonics Programs
By Reception 19/07/2021

How Sound Walls Belong in PLD’s SSP Program Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) is at the heart of PLD’s offering.  Every resource we create is intended to scaffold, support, and extend students’ SSP knowledge and skills.  Our latest release, Sound Wall Charts, are a special resource that will bring to life the PLD teaching sequences and […]

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PLD Improves Indigenous Literacy in Remote Community Area: Speech Pathology Australia Case Study
By Diana Rigg 08/03/2016

In my time travelling to different schools and conducting seminars with educators,  I often highlight the fact that attendance at school is important and essential for children to learn. However it’s important to point out that on its own, attendance will not raise literacy standards. This is particularly the case for remote schools and those […]

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PLD Supports the Introduction of the UK Phonics Check
By Beth Tracey 28/05/2019

For students to develop strong literacy skills in the junior primary years, they need accurate and fluent vocabulary, comprehension, and oral language skills. The most effective way to teach these skills to students is through the explicit teaching method called “systematic synthetic phonics”. At the moment, the UK Phonics Check has been implemented in NSW and […]

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Leaders Call For Running Records & PM Benchmarking to be Phased Out
By Diana Rigg 06/11/2018

It is important to take the opportunity prior to the beginning of a new school year to reflect on what programs have best-served students within your school. As part of this process, educators should be guided by the Science of Reading research and perhaps take the time to investigate alternative evidence-based programs. Within this context, […]

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4 Tips For Reading and Blending
By Diana Rigg 21/08/2018

Research repeatedly explains that it is essential to get it right when students are first learning to read. The bleak reality is that once children start to fall behind their peers, even with special funding and programs, it is difficult for many to catch up. With this in mind, this blog is devoted to early reading. All […]

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The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy
By Diana Rigg 29/10/2013

There is currently insufficient handwriting instruction in Australian schools and children’s handwriting has become slower because they practice less.When handwriting becomes automatic, children can concentrate on what they are writing not how they are writing. A multisensory approach appears to have significant advantages in developing handwriting skills and a consistent reading and handwriting font is recommended to enhance children’s handwriting and literacy acquisition. Through establishing ideal handwriting technique, each student’s potential for academic success will be maximised.

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Decodable Readers Boost Early Reading
By Diana Rigg 14/08/2018

What are Decodable Texts? Decodable texts are specifically designed for early readers. They provide reading material which enables students to apply their alphabet sound skills, their early phonic knowledge, phonemic blending and decoding skills. The decodable reading material gradually increases in length and complexity and also gradually introduces sight words. When are Decodable Reading Books […]

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Continuous or Discontinuous Blending for Early Readers – What does the Evidence say?
By Diana Rigg 11/12/2020

In general phonological awareness develops from an awareness of larger units (such as syllables and onset-rime) to an awareness of smaller units (phonemes). Teaching a child to blend and segment words is an important step in building phonological and phonemic awareness which in turn lead to strong literacy and reading skills. Phonological awareness (and more […]

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Top Tips to Remove the Confusion Around Sight Words
By Diana Rigg 07/01/2020

Tip #1: There is a Need for Better Terminology and Understanding “Sight words” mean so many things to different people. The term “sight word” often provides a false impression that these commonly used words are to be learned by sight (or visual memorisation). Research does not support teaching these words as visual whole units without […]

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Top Tips For Learning the Alphabet
By Diana Rigg 15/05/2020

It is common practice for daycare centres, kindergartens, and other early childhood services to introduce formal literacy concepts. The intention is an admirable one; to provide children with some early literacy skills. However, the negative side of presenting formal literacy concepts without attention to their pre-requisite skills is that it will often produce complications for […]

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