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Foundation Teaching Sequence Manual
The Foundation Teaching Sequence Manual outlines what to teach and when to teach it sequence over a full year for Literacy, Oral Language and Movement & Motor. The manual provides week-by-week guidelines including professional development options and essential PLD evidence-based programs. Keep in mind that it may be appropriate for schools to adapt the timing […]
The Foundation Teaching Sequence Manual outlines what to teach and when to teach it sequence over a full year for Literacy, Oral Language and Movement
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Foundation Screening & Tracking Manual
The Foundation Screening & Tracking Manual outlines step-by-step instructions including what and when to screen, the materials required, time allocations and discontinue rules. We recommended that the screens are administered following a solid period of repeated targeted instruction as outlined in the PLD Foundation Teaching Sequence Manual. In this way, the screens function as a check-in […]
The Foundation Screening & Tracking Manual outlines step-by-step instructions including what and when to screen, the materials required, time allocations and discontinue rules. We recommended that
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Private: How do the PLD Early Reading Profiles link to the phonics and high frequency words teaching sequence and book sets?
The Early Reading Profile Screens reflect two areas of early reading: Accuracy (or the student’s ability to ‘crack the code’ and verbalise the words). Automaticity (or the student’s ability to read the word as a full word and in a manner that is efficient and automatic). Early readers typically decode the majority of phonics-based words. […]
The Early Reading Profile Screens reflect two areas of early reading: Accuracy (or the student’s ability to ‘crack the code’ and verbalise the words). Automaticity
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Storage & Organisation Labels for Decodable Home & Group Reading Books
To be assigned to reading books from PLD reading book series and other compatible decodable series. The application of labels to the spines of each home and targeted home reading book is recommended as the labels highlight the reading book levels and their content. Applying the Label Cut along the dotted line. Apply the label to […]
To be assigned to reading books from PLD reading book series and other compatible decodable series. The application of labels to the spines of each home
PLD’s Decodable Reading Books Catalogue
Decodable readers present text that can be read using the decoding skills students have acquired. In the context of reading, students are then able to practice the phonic concepts that have been taught explicitly and systematically. For age-appropriate Foundation students, PLD recommends the introduction of decodable reading books within Term 2. Decodable reading books should typically continue into Semester 2 Year 1. Decodable readers should be viewed as a short-term resource, until students develop increased fluency and word attack skills.
These modern and engaging decodable reading book sets have been hand-picked by Diana Rigg to align with PLD’s evidence-based Structured Synthetic Phonics program. The decodable reading books range can also be presented to older students who are slow to progress or who lack fluency.
Allocating, Tracking & Sorting PLD’s Decodable Reading Books
Research repeatedly reports that the gains are greatest during the initial years of schooling when students are first learning to read. In terms of identifying which decodable reading books to assign to students, teachers can administer a quick early reading screen to determine which ranges are most appropriate. The early reading screens are located within PLD’s Screening and Tracking Manuals.
PLD’s downloadable identification labels will assist with organising the large range of decodable reading books. The books, which are available only in sets, are a cost-effective option for schools to modernise their early reading material and achieve a positive start to reading for the students in their care. Did you know? All books in each set of decodable reading books can be previewed online (click on the PREVIEW button on each product page to see inside).
Articles in Support of Decodable Reading Books
- PLD’s Catch-up Decodable Reading Books (includes how to calculate reading fluency)
- Why Decodable Reading Books Are Superior to Whole-Language Books When Learning to Read
- Leaders call for ‘Running Records’ & ‘PM Benchmarking’ to be phased out
- How do Decodable Reading Books differ from ‘Whole Language’ reading books?
- How do PLD’s Decodable Reading Books function within the PLD process?
- Which is more effective Repeated Reading or Continuous Reading for improving Reading Fluency?
- Decodable Readers Boost Early Reading
Foundation Decodable Reading Books
- Home Reading Books (Set 1) – VC & CVC words with minimal HFW’s
- Additional Home Reading Books (Set 1) – VC & CVC words
- Top Up Home Reading Books (Set 1) – VC & CVC words
- Fiction Group Reading Books (Set 1) – VC & CVC with minimal HFW’s & phonic concepts
- Dandelion Launchers Set 1 – VC & CVC – Foundation Semester 1
- Dandelion Readers Set 1 – VC & CVC – Foundation Semester 1
- Home Reading Books (Set 2) – CVC, CCVC & CVCC with early Stage 1 phonics
- Additional Home Reading Books (Set 2): CVC, CCVC, CVCC & Stage 1 phonics
- Top Up Home Reading Books (Set 2) – CVC, CCVC & CVCC words
- Dandelion Launchers Set 2 – Digraphs & Stage 1 Target 2, CCVC & CVCC
- Dandelion Readers Set 2 – Digraphs & Stage 1 Target 3 CCVC & CVCC
- Fiction Group Reading Books (Set 2) – CVC, CCVC, CVCC Stage 1 phonics & limited HFW’s
- Non Fiction Group Reading Books (Set 2) – CVC, CCVC, CVCC, Stage 1 phonics & limited HFW’s
Year 1 Decodable Reading Books
- Home Reading Books (Set 3) – Stage 1 phonic concepts
- Fiction Group Reading Books (Set 3) – Stage 1 phonic concepts
- Non Fiction Group Reading Books (Set 3) – Stage 1 phonic concepts
- Home Reading Books (Set 4) – Stage 1 & 2 phonic concepts
- Fiction Group Reading Books (Set 4) – Stage 1 & 2 phonic concepts
- Non Fiction Group Reading Books (Set 4) – Stage 1 & 2 phonic concepts
Junior Primary Catch Up Decodable Reading Books
- Home Reader Further Practise (Set 1) – Year 1
- Home Reader Further Practise (Set 2) – Year 2 & 3
- Home Reader Further Practise (Set 3) – Year 2 & 3
- Introduction Vowel Diagraphs: Stage 1 Target 4 & Stage 2
- Split Vowel Spelling Set: long or split vowels: a-e / e-e / i-e / o-e / u-e
- Dragon Eggs (Set1): Stage 1 & Stage 2 phonics
Middle to Upper Catch Up Decodable Reading Books
- Moon Dogs Series (Set 1 & Set 2): Set 1 – CVC, Set 2 – CVC, CCVC, CVCC & sh, ch, th, ng, ck & qu
- That Dog Series (Set 1): CVC, CVCC, CVCC, sh, ch, th, ck, qu, ng, wh, ing
- Magic Belt Series (Set 1): CVC, CVCC, CVCC, sh, ch, th, ck, qu, ng, wh, ing
- Moon Dog Series (Set 3): ai/ay, oi/oy, or/aw, ee/ea, oa/ow, ur/ir, oo/ue, ow/ou
- Totem Series (Set 1): CCVCC, sh/ch/th, ck/ng/qu/wh, ay/ai/a-e/a, ea/ee/y/ey/e, er/ir/ur, ou/ow etc
- Alba Series (Set 1): CCVCC, sh/ch/th, ck/ng/qu/wh, ay/ai/a-e/a, ea/ee/y/ey/e, er/ir/ur, ou/ow etc
- Dragon Eggs (Set 1): Stage 1 & Stage 2 phonics
- Rescue Series (Set 1): ai/ai/a-e/ea/ey/, ea/ee/y/e/ie/e-e/ei, ow/oa/oe/o-e/o, er/ie/ur/ear, ow/u/oi/oy
- Island Adventure Series (Set 1): ai/ai/a-e/ea/ey/, ea/ee/y/e/ie/e-e/ei, ow/oa/oe/o-e/o, er/ie/ur/ear, etc
- Titan Gauntlets Series (Set 1): f/ff/ph, ture,tion, cial/tial, sion, ge/g/j, l/ll/al/le
- Talisman Series (Set 1 & Set 2): Set 1 – er/ir/ur/or/ear Set 2 – ture, sion, dge
- Amber Guardian Series (Set 1): with increased text and less images throughout the book
View PLD’s entire Decodable Reading Books range
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/