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The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 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

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 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?

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 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

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 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

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 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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Why a Whole School Approach is Essential to Literacy Success

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 26/04/2016

In the recent WA Education Department report, which highlighted the success of PLD literacy programs, Louden asked the question  – what do high performing primary schools have in common. Louden’s research reported that seven of the nine high performing schools had adopted what the researcher referred to as ‘lower variation teaching’. Lower variation teaching is […]

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PLD Recognised Within Professor William Louden’s (2015) Research ‘High Performing Primary Schools’

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 10/02/2016

During April and May 2015, Emeritus Professor Bill Louden investigated and prepared a case study report on the school operations and pedagogical practices in place in nine high performing primary schools as measured by NAPLAN. The intention of the investigation was to inform the Department of Education’s understanding of the conditions required for a school […]

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Learning to Spell – Look Cover Say Write Check

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 26/06/2015

Look-Cover-Say-Write-Check is a great strategy for children learning to spell. In this PLD insight, Diana Rigg discusses how to gain the maximum benefit from this technique. The video demonstrates how to slow down and focus children on the process. You can download this poster HERE. Print the poster to display in your classroom or as […]

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Why Synthetic Phonics is Essential for Primary School?

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 13/05/2016

Diana and the team at PLD have always made it a focus to highlight the importance of phonics as part of a wider skills set for successful teaching of students from the age of 3 up to Year 6. The entirety of PLD’s resources employ a practical and highly functional style beneficial to both the […]

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Teaching Spelling in Middle to Upper Primary School

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 11/06/2015

Following on from our previous popular post on Teaching Spelling in Junior Primary is this new post on applying the concepts to Middle and Upper Primary. So welcome again to another PLD Literacy and Learning Insight.  These short 5 minute videos are designed to assist the teaching of Literacy Development. Today’s Teaching Tip is about […]

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Teaching Spelling in Junior Primary

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 11/06/2015

Welcome to another PLD Literacy and Learning Insight – short 5 minute videos designed to assist the teaching of Literacy Development principles.   Today’s Teaching Tip is about Teaching Spelling in Junior Primary and specifically. How to slow children down to ‘sound-out’ as they spell and write. Spelling is more difficult than reading. It is relatively […]

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Year 2 & 3 Students Operating with Low Literacy Skills

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 01/05/2015

Today’s literacy and learning insight is about students in year 2 and 3 with low literacy skills who are missing some of the basics in early literacy and may actually have gaps in year 1 level. My stance when dealing with young children is always “when in doubt always do check things out”. Small gaps […]

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What is Synthetic Phonics?

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 31/03/2014

The Junior Primary Spelling Activities resource is intended to provide a definition of synthetic phonics and related skills, an understanding of the importance of synthetic phonics, and practical suggestions for how to teach synthetic phonics within the classroom.

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Developing Oral Language Skills in Middle Primary School Children

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 03/04/2013

As children reach middle primary school, developed language skills are critical for gaining academic understanding of content and information as well as communicating socially.In this era, many daily activities do not require children to have to use language. For example: watching tv, playing computer games, using a playstation, sitting quietly on their DS, watching DVDs whilst driving…

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Recommended Questions Teachers Should Ask at Parent Interviews

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 20/02/2013

A PLD customer asks; “We are going to have Parent/Teacher interviews soon as we want to “share” and “source” as much information with parents as possible as early as possible. I believe that there are questions early childhood teachers should ask parents about the child’s development since birth. Can you please be of assistance.

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What Happens When the Correct Spelling of Test Words Does Not Transfer to Writing?

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 21/02/2020

Students often write words correctly in spelling tests but struggle when applying their new knowledge to written work. Why? As a general rule, when transferring spelling into writing, students require the activation of many more skills. Explained simply, single word spelling is quite a simple cognitive task in comparison to extended writing tasks. Dictation tasks […]

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Strategies for the “th” Sound

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 23/11/2012

At what age should children be able to aurally discriminate between “th” and “f”? This is a great question which we are often asked. The aim of this post is to help provide strategies which you can adopt when working with children who struggle with the differences between these sounds.

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Term 2 Teaching Tips Videos

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 01/04/2021

Are you confident with your Term 2 teaching programs? Do you know exactly what to teach and when to implement it? In these new 7 to 10 minute videos, Diana guides teachers through the most important areas to focus on during this term and how to deal with the range in abilities in your classroom. She also explains […]

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Term 3 Teaching Tips Videos

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Reception The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 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 Do Decodable Readers Function Within the PLD Process?

The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy By Diana Rigg The Importance Of Handwriting In Literacy 21/02/2020

PLD’s range of decodable reading books align with PLD’s Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) sequence. The type of words, word count, and amount of HFWs gradually become more complex as more phonic concepts are introduced. It is important to include decodable reading books as part of your SSP program. This article explains why. Set 1 of […]

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