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The Reading Pledge 2024: Drive Success in Primary Schools with PLD

By Diana Rigg 10/05/2024

Show your support by adding your name to the list of people who support an evidence-based action plan to get all children reading by the end of primary school by […]

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The Importance of Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) in Primary School Education

By Diana Rigg 10/04/2024

In a recent blog post, What is Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP)?, we delved into how SSP provides a clear and structured pathway for developing literacy skills in students. But why […]

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What is Structured Synthetic Phonics?

By Diana Rigg 10/04/2024

What is a Structured Synthetic Phonics Approach? A structured synthetic phonics (SSP) approach emphasises the relationship between sounds and their written symbols as being integral to developing reading and writing […]

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How to Present PLD’s Phonic Dictation with Fidelity

By Diana Rigg 17/01/2024

The ultimate goal for any teacher is to enable their students to express themselves through authentic writing. However, achieving this level of literacy independence requires a solid foundation in reading […]

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Decoding RTI and MTS Models: A Teacher’s Comprehensive Guide Using PLD

By Diana Rigg 18/12/2023

What are the RTI or MTS Models? The response to intervention (RTI) or multi-tiered system (MTS) model is an approach designed to identify and provide appropriate support to students who […]

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PLD Endorsed by the WA Government 

By Diana Rigg 05/05/2023

As a part of the 2023 WA Department of Education Phonics Initiative, WA schools will be required to complete an annual phonics assessment for Year 1 students from the start […]

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Words Read Correct Per Minute – An Insight Into Fluency

By Diana Rigg 12/10/2022

Reading is a vital skill we use multiple times a day, often with minimal effort. However, this ability to read effortlessly, to understand different texts and read with pace, expression […]

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PLD Ranked Among High Quality SSP Programs Available to Australian Schools

By Diana Rigg 09/02/2022

PLD is delighted that our evidence-based literacy programs are ranked among other high-quality and well-designed programs for teaching Structured Synthetic Phonics programs (SSP programs) in primary schools.  In the January […]

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How to Prepare PLD Tracking Sheets for Feedback

By Diana Rigg 17/01/2022

PLD gets asked to provide support and feedback on tracking sheets regularly. This is a complimentary service that we happily provide to schools implementing PLD, but we do ask that tracking […]

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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 […]

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Tips for Getting the Most Out of Phonic Sound Wall Charts

By Diana Rigg 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 […]

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PLD’s Catch-Up Decodable Reading Books for Middle & Upper Primary Students

By Diana Rigg 17/08/2021

This article is for educators teaching older students that require decodable reading material beyond junior primary (or students who need to develop fluency). In days gone by, decodable readers were […]

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Why Decodable Reading Books Are Superior to Whole-Language Books

By Diana Rigg 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 […]

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The Gift of Education for Bhutan

By Diana Rigg 13/10/2020

Recently, Diana Rigg was featured in her old high school’s alumni magazine. Read a full transcript of the article below. “Past Principal of Santa Maria College, Sr Sheila Sawle used […]

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Back To School Checklist

By Diana Rigg 04/02/2020

The beginning of the school year is an incredibly busy time of the year. Despite the workload ahead of all of you, it is imperative that schools start their year […]

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How Do You Know That Students Are Reaching Their Developmental Milestones?

By Diana Rigg 30/01/2020

While all children develop at different times, there is an expected sequence of developmental milestones children should be reaching. PLD has provided handy downloadable milestone guides for children aged 6 […]

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Western Australian Schools Focus for 2020

By Diana Rigg 13/12/2019

The WA Department of Education schools focus for 2020 has just been released, have you had a chance to check it out? If not, you can view or download a […]

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Giving Children the Best Start For Literacy – Speaking and Listening Skills (Instalment 3 of 3)

By Diana Rigg 01/12/2019

Have you caught up on our previous posts, The Importance of Strong Oral Language and Vocabulary Skills for Later Literacy Success and Improving Oral Language? PLD believes oral language and […]

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The Importance of Strong Oral Language & Vocabulary Skills (Instalment 1 of 3)

By Diana Rigg 16/10/2019

Strong vocabulary and oral language skills form the foundation of literacy and academic success. A solid foundation of oral language helps children become successful readers and strong communicators. These skills […]

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Tracking Early Reading & Spelling Progress From 5 Years

By Diana Rigg 16/08/2016

With the changes in the National Curriculum, Foundation students (that is, Kindergarten NSW/ACT, Preparatory QLD/VIC/TAS, Pre-Primary WA, Reception SA and Transition NT), are required to acquire early reading and spelling […]

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