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Early Years Pre-Literacy Screening
The Pre-Literacy Screens have been designed to profile the acquisition of core literacy precursor skills that will impact later reading, spelling and phonic development.The screen focuses on two main skills: 1. Phonological Awareness: the ability to attend to the phonological structure or sound structure of words. 2. Alphabetic
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PLD’s Whole School Literacy Plan
The document outlines how to implement PLD's literacy, Movement and Motor and Oral Language resources during the Early Years, Foundation, Year 1 & 2 and across Years 3 to 6. Each page provides suggested time frames and implementation recommendations.The purpose of this document is to provide an implementation outline to assist schools in scheduling the PLD programs within a broad school-based strategy. When
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Private: Early Years Language, Literacy & Motor Developmental Milestones
A booklet that provides an overview of Oral Language, Literacy and Motor for children in the early years (3 and 4 year olds). Tips for home and causes for concern are also outlined. The booklet can be photocopied back to back and then folded in half to provide a compact reference.Three and four year olds approach the world with great curiosity and a desire to explore. As a result, this age range is considered to
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Speak A3 poster
To Create A Good Speaking And Listening EnvironmentBrainstorm with students what makes a good listener and speaker. Have a reward system that promotes good listening and speaking behaviours in the classroom. Give
Alphabet Desk Mats for The Early Years (Cursive Font)
Code: DSPPC
Year Level: Early Years
$30.00 (inc. $2.73 GST)
Alphabet support for the Early Years.
Designed by Speech Pathologists and educators, Alphabet Desk Mats have been designed for children aged 3-5 years old to support early writing efforts. They are attractive resources for use in the school or home to assist children providing:
- Letter starting points of lower case letters
- Reminders of correct pencil grip
- The pictures support alphabet sound recall (which is particularly important for spelling).
- Also available in Foundation Font available
The recommended order of letter presentation.
- Group 1 Letters (s, a, t, p, i, n) with yellow dots
- Group 2 Letters (m, r, h, e, c, d) with blue dots
- Group 3 Letters (f, l, g, o, u, b) with green dots
- Group 4 Letters (w, j, v, k, z, y q, x) with red dots
The recommended manner of presentation.
- Introduce then revise one group at a time.
- Only progress onto subsequent groups of letters once previous concepts covered has been demonstrated.
Includes:
- Physical: Desk Mats (Pack Of 10)
- Downloadable (eBook): One Alphabet Desk Mat for Early Years in PDF format for print on A3/A4 paper or card.
Other Desk Strips and Mats available:
Alphabet Desk Mats for The Early Years (Cursive Font) - eBook
Code: DSPPCD
Year Level: Early Years
$2.00 (inc. $0.18 GST)
Alphabet support for the Early Years.
Designed by Speech Pathologists and educators, Alphabet Desk Mats have been designed for children aged 3-5 years old to support early writing efforts. They are attractive resources for use in the school or home to assist children providing:
- Letter starting points of lower case letters
- Reminders of correct pencil grip
- The pictures support alphabet sound recall (which is particularly important for spelling).
- Also available in Foundation Font available
The recommended order of letter presentation.
- Group 1 Letters (s, a, t, p, i, n) with yellow dots
- Group 2 Letters (m, r, h, e, c, d) with blue dots
- Group 3 Letters (f, l, g, o, u, b) with green dots
- Group 4 Letters (w, j, v, k, z, y q, x) with red dots
The recommended manner of presentation.
- Introduce then revise one group at a time.
- Only progress onto subsequent groups of letters once previous concepts covered has been demonstrated.
Includes:
- Physical: Desk Mats (Pack Of 10)
- Downloadable (eBook): One Alphabet Desk Mat for Early Years in PDF format for print on A3/A4 paper or card.
Other Desk Strips and Mats available:
Alphabet Desk Mats for The Early Years (Cursive Font) – School License
This product is currently not available as a School License.
A School Licence is a multi-user subscription to a PLD resource, such as a book or program, in a digital and printable format that is available on all devices.
A School Licence is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be used by an unlimited number of teachers within a school.
To read more about school licencing and to view the full range of licensed publications select PLD School Licences
Below you will find a range of FAQ'S related to school licences:
- What is a PLD School Licence?
- What are the benefits of a School Licence?
- What PLD resources are available to buy under a School Licence?
- Who should purchase the School Licence?
- How do I purchase a School Licence?
- How do I add a teacher to a School Licence?
- How do I remove a teacher from a School Licence?
- I don’t know whether to buy a School Licence or an EBook.
- Can I share my School Licence with teachers from other schools?
- Can I store a school licensed resource on my school’s server?
- Can I print out copies of the digital versions?
Books: PLD’s books may only be used by the Authorised Purchaser, and the Authorised Purchaser’s students, and only in conjunction with classes taken by the Authorised Purchaser. PLD’s books may be photocopied up to 10% per year for use only by the Authorised Purchaser. The Authorised Purchaser is defined as the original purchaser of the PLD materials.
eBooks: PLD’s eBooks may only be used by the Authorised Purchaser, and the Authorised Purchaser’s students, and only in conjunction with classes taken by the Authorised Purchaser. The Authorised Purchaser is defined as the original purchaser of the PLD eBook. Under the ‘Statutory Educational License’ the authorised purchaser can:
- View the eBook as a whole or in part
- Copy the eBook to their personal drive or locally on their device
- Display the eBook on your Interactive Whiteboard, projector or smart TV, for the purpose of teaching the students in their own classroom
- Photocopy or print up to 10% of the eBook per year, for use with the students in their classroom(s).
For copyright purposes, every page of the PLD eBooks will be stamped with the name & email address provided by the purchaser at the time of order. PLD ebooks belong solely to the purchaser and may not be shared with colleagues, parents or anyone else. PLD eBooks must not be uploaded to school servers, intranets or online platforms. Schools wishing to license PLD eBooks can contact us HERE.
School Licences: A School Licence is a multi-user subscription to a PLD resource, such as a book or program, in a digital and printable format that is accessible via the ‘My Subscription’ section of the PLD website. A School Licence is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be used by an unlimited number of teachers within a school. When bought under a School Licence:
- Resources are accessible in digital, flipbook format, which teachers can access from anywhere, at any time, on any device via the PLD website.
- The resources can be used by any amount of teachers in that school.
- Multiple teachers can access the resources simultaneously.
- The resource is available to print, subject to the standard 10% per year limitation as per Australian Copyright law.
- Updated versions of resources will be automatically accessible to users with a current licence for free, ensuring all users have access to the latest versions of resources.
- Resources are stored centrally and accessed via a secure login account on the PLD website. Thus, all currently subscription resources are accessible in the one convenient place, making resources extremely easy to find. Moreso, the school license offering eradicates the frustration of lost or misplaced resources and programs which happens often with hardback books.
Additional information can be accessed via the following links:
Books: https://support.pld-literacy.org/en-au/article/plds-printed-electronic-materials-how-can-they-be-used-can-i-share-them-with-a-friendcolleague-9lk4y/
eBooks: https://support.pld-literacy.org/en-au/article/the-pld-ebooks-how-can-they-be-used-what-is-the-copyright-policy-ptfya8/
PLD’s Copyright Policy: https://support.pld-literacy.org/en-au/article/copyright-and-terms-of-use-of-pld-literacy-15tkcer/