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Year 1 & 2 Teaching Sequence Manual
The Year 1 & 2 Teaching Sequence Manual outlines what to teach and when to teach it sequence over a full year for Literacy and
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Year 1 & 2 Screening & Tracking Manual
The Year 1 & 2 Screening & Tracking Manual outlines step-by-step instructions including what and when to screen, the materials required, time allocations and discontinue
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Year 2 – Phonics & High Frequency Words
Following an extensive literature review, PLD has upgraded our approach to high frequency words (HFW). In a recent blog, a range of tips were provided
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Private: Whole School Phonic Placement Screen
The Phonic Placement Screen is designed to quickly establish the range in ability within a class, and provide the stages for which explicit, structured teaching is required.The Phonic Placement Screens are designed to track the development of single-word spelling based upon PLD’s Structured Synthetic Phonics sequence. The information gained will highlight
Essential Year 1 Literacy Starter Pack
Code: EY1L
Year Level: Year 1 & 2
$344.27 (inc. $24.72 GST)
By the end of Year 1, students should have progressed from decodable reading books and be able to accurately and fluently read and spell Stage 1 words and a percentage of Stage 2 words and be able to consistently transfer phonic concepts into extended writing. Repeated targeted practice to facilitate automatic skills is the best way of establishing efficient skills in literacy, handwriting and oral language, which is a priority in Year 1. Aligned with the skill development sequence required for Year 1 students we have compiled an essential Year 1 Literacy Starter Pack below:
- Phonic and Sight Word Sequence
- Structured Synthetic Phonics Time Savers – Stage 1 & 2
- Synthetic Phonics Flip Book – Stage 1
- Phonic Dictation – Stage 1
- Decoding and Spelling Games – Stage 1
Other Essential Literacy Starter Packs:
- Essential Early Years Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Foundation Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Year 1 Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Year 2 Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Year 3 & 4 Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Year 5 & 6 Literacy Starter Pack
Implementing PLD in Year 1 & 2
Literacy development is the process of learning to read as well as writing, communicating and socialising. It is within Year 1 & 2, where students focus on learning the power of reading to gather information and writing as a way to share ideas with others. Initially written work is phonetic, however, over time phonic and high-frequency words should transfer across to written work.
You can view all programs for Year 1 and 2 classrooms here https://pld-literacy.org/year-1-and-2/
Essential Resources for Effective Implementation
PLD titles are based on international research, independently assessed by third parties and constantly updated as new research becomes available. PLD’s evidence-based programs are available in Starter Packs. Each Starter Pack contains a 15% discount. These recommended programs are essential to the successful implementation of the ‘Teaching Sequences’ outlined in the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Sequence Manual.
Essential Year 1 Literacy Starter Pack
Code: EY1L
Year Level: Year 1 & 2
$344.27 (inc. $24.72 GST)
By the end of Year 1, students should have progressed from decodable reading books and be able to accurately and fluently read and spell Stage 1 words and a percentage of Stage 2 words and be able to consistently transfer phonic concepts into extended writing. Repeated targeted practice to facilitate automatic skills is the best way of establishing efficient skills in literacy, handwriting and oral language, which is a priority in Year 1. Aligned with the skill development sequence required for Year 1 students we have compiled an essential Year 1 Literacy Starter Pack below:
- Phonic and Sight Word Sequence
- Structured Synthetic Phonics Time Savers – Stage 1 & 2
- Synthetic Phonics Flip Book – Stage 1
- Phonic Dictation – Stage 1
- Decoding and Spelling Games – Stage 1
Other Essential Literacy Starter Packs:
- Essential Early Years Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Foundation Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Year 1 Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Year 2 Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Year 3 & 4 Literacy Starter Pack
- Essential Year 5 & 6 Literacy Starter Pack
Implementing PLD in Year 1 & 2
Literacy development is the process of learning to read as well as writing, communicating and socialising. It is within Year 1 & 2, where students focus on learning the power of reading to gather information and writing as a way to share ideas with others. Initially written work is phonetic, however, over time phonic and high-frequency words should transfer across to written work.
You can view all programs for Year 1 and 2 classrooms here https://pld-literacy.org/year-1-and-2/
Essential Resources for Effective Implementation
PLD titles are based on international research, independently assessed by third parties and constantly updated as new research becomes available. PLD’s evidence-based programs are available in Starter Packs. Each Starter Pack contains a 15% discount. These recommended programs are essential to the successful implementation of the ‘Teaching Sequences’ outlined in the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Sequence Manual.
Essential Year 1 Literacy Starter Pack – School License
School licensing options are currently being developed to allow schools to share products with staff electronically (e.g. saved on servers or accessible within online platforms) and will be available soon. If you would like to be notified when this offering is available, please express your interest here.
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/