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· Literacy
While there is no single universally agreed-upon phonics sequence, effective systematic phonics programs share a similar, research-based progression that moves from simple initial code to advanced and complex code. The universal philosophy is to teach the most common, high-frequency letter-sound relationships first, and this enables children to read words… Read More
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Over the past semester, six improvements have been introduced to My SSP Online. Some may already be familiar if you’ve logged in over recent weeks, while others may be new to you. This blog post highlights each of these updates. Upgrade 1: A whole… Read More
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· Literacy
The Year 1 Phonics Check aims to identify students who require targeted literacy support, and schools that require a stronger school-wide approach to structured synthetic phonics (SSP). For schools implementing PLD, a similar screening process has been occurring termly throughout Foundation and into Year 1. Read More
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· Literacy
Are you confident with your Term 2 teaching programs and the PLD teaching sequence? Do you know exactly what PLD programs to teach and when to implement the PLD teaching sequence? In these 7 to 10-minute videos, Diana Rigg guides teachers through the most important areas to focus on during Term… Read More
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· Literacy
PLD is designed to align with the Australian Curriculum. Queensland, like all other states and territories, uses the Australian Curriculum as the foundation for its own teaching and learning guidance. This means that a program aligning with the Australian Curriculum will, by design, have strong… Read More
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· Literacy
Research into brain activity has shown a bidirectional connection between visual and phonological areas of the brain. This means that children should be systematically taught how letters map to speech sounds and also the speech sounds to print. These skills support each other, creating a reciprocal relationship. Source… Read More
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· Literacy
Many literacy organisations recommend between 10 and 20 minutes of reading per day, largely due to the exposure of words this brings to a student. However, citations linked to these recommendations are typically not peer reviewed studies. Most of the existing recommendations seem to be based upon an article… Read More
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· Literacy
In the current Australian educational landscape, “Explicit Instruction” has become more than just a buzzword; it is the gold standard for literacy success. With the rollout of the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 and state-specific mandates principals and teachers are working harder than ever to align their classrooms with the… Read More
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· Literacy
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 phonics implementation within the classroom. In these succinct videos, we also explain how to cater to the range… Read More
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· Literacy
What is Blending and Why is it a Necessary Skill in SSP Programs The two skills required to decode written words are letter-sound knowledge and blending phonemes (Muter et al., 2004). The skill of blending requires students to understand that spoken words are comprised of a series of… Read More
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· Literacy
Home practice of phonic concepts taught at school through the use of decodable reading material provides students with an opportunity to consolidate their learning and increase the amount of oral reading time provided. Students need multiple opportunities and extensive practice of reading in connected text to support autonomous… Read More
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· Literacy
Learning to read is more than just an essential life skill, it opens up entirely new worlds and possibilities. However, as we all know, it is an area of learning which can be challenging. For some children, this can mean stress, anxiety and difficulties progressing academically. Read More
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· Literacy
The complete guide to literacy development in childhood and primary school in Australia. Everything for teachers and parents to know. Read More
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· Literacy
How Phonic 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… Read More
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Parent Education Nights are a key way for educators to share tips on how parents can prepare their children for school and what they will learn. Typically conducted on an annual basis, parent sessions give the school the chance to equip their community with the tools that will reinforce their… Read More
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· Literacy
Five From Five, AUSPELD and Learning Difficulties Australia have collaborated to create an evidence-based framework for schools which aims to dramatically reduce the number of children who finish primary school unable to read. The pledge aims to ‘reduce to near zero the… Read More
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· Literacy
Recently, we released our brand new Phonic & Sight Word Sequence Charts. Rather than focusing on individual HFW lists, we amalgamated the words that occurred in a range of lists commonly used in Australia. Once amalgamated, we organised the words not on the basis of their frequency but in… Read More
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· Literacy
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, also called HFW, was upgraded. If you would… Read More
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· Literacy
We anticipate at PLD that all schools will have reduced attendance at the beginning and possibly throughout Term 2. As each week in the school year is precious, the following general suggestions are outlined below to get the most out of your screening and teaching during this uncertain time. … Read More
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· Literacy
What are Elkonin Boxes: Elkonin boxes or sound boxes are a teaching tool used to represent each sound or phoneme contained in a word (Elkonin, 1963). A series of connected boxes are used to represent each sound (not the letters) in a word. For example, three boxes are… Read More
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