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Secondary School Literacy Support
Within secondary schools, there are students with primary school literacy levels. This creates a significant barrier to accessing the curriculum, and can also affect long-term opportunities for social connection, employment, wellbeing and self-esteem.
To improve student outcomes, Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) is recommended as an intervention approach. While PLD’s evidence-based SSP programs are designed for primary school classrooms, they have been successfully adapted to support older students in secondary school settings.
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PLD’s Spelling Placement Tests can be used to identify students who still require primary school literacy instruction to develop their reading, spelling, and writing skills. For students working within PLD’s Stages 3 – 6, training, recommended programs, and downloadable manuals are outlined below.
PLD’s Spelling Placement Tests can be used to identify students who still require junior primary school literacy instruction to develop their reading, spelling, and writing skills. For students working within PLD’s Stages 1, 2 & 3, training, recommended programs, and downloadable manuals are outlined below.
PLD’s SSP programs have been successfully implemented with older students who present with complex needs, helping them progress into functional Stage 1 and Stage 2 reading, spelling, and writing skills. The process begins by building pre-CVC foundations, with a focus on alphabet sounds and phonemic awareness.
PLD makes structured literacy simple, practical, and effective – even in small rural and multi-age classrooms. See how PLD can transform literacy in your school.
- What is PLD? Evidence-based programs proven to lift outcomes.
- See it in Action: Watch our lesson block demonstration videos to see SSP using PLD in action.
- Tailored for Your School: Request a quote to match your school’s needs and budget.
- Resources: Use our audit form to plan what is needed for each stage of learning.
For schools new to PLD, by filling out the form below, you can request cost estimates for training and essential programs. Subsequently, a quote will be sent to the provided email address (typically within 48 hours) Following this, a complimentary 30-minute consultation will be scheduled to further discuss and tailor the quote to meet the specific requirements of the school.
The implementation of PLD can be initiated at any point during the school year. We provide a 5 step process that is adapted to different times within a school year.
Step 1: Register for and set up the PLD tracking sheets
Step 2: Delivery of a minimum of a half day of training
Step 3: Administer and mark placement tests
Step 4: Enter results and process the PLD tracking sheets
Step 5: Contact the PLD office for further support
Click on the button below for the detailed instrtuctions linked to each commencement period in the school year.
