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PLD’s Alignment to the Australian National Curriculum
How does PLD align to the Australian National Curriculum?
In the attached download we have outlined where PLD applies to each year level, the content code and descriptor and the related PLD programs.
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PLD’s Alignment with the Early Years Learning Framework
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PLD's Decodable Reading Books Alignment with the Australian Curriculum
PLD’s Decodable Reading Books Catalogue
Year Level: Foundation, Year 1 & 2, Years 3 to 6
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
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