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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
Semantics Program for Early Years & Foundation – Full Set
$280.52 (inc. $20.08 GST)
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The PLD Semantics program for Early Years & Foundation classrooms has been designed by speech pathologists for students between 3 and 6 years of age. Buy all four resources in a bundle and save 15%. Click on each of the links below if you wish to view the stages individually.
Each program contains 5 and 10-minute short tasks to explicitly explore the realm of semantics.
The images used in the PLD Semantics program are engaging and educational.
This PLD Semantics program, ideal for Early Years and Foundation students, contains the following resources:
- Semantic Scenes and Questioning – Set 1
- Semantic Scenes and Questioning – Set 2
- 10-Minute Language Games – Set 1
- 10-Minute Language Games – Set 2
Early YearsÂ
The Early Years refer to Kindergarten (WA/QLD/SA/TAS) and Preschool (NSW/ACT/NT/VIC).
The Early Years are a significant period in a child’s development. For best outcomes, play and child-centered approaches need to be balanced with explicit targeted instruction.Â
In the Early Years, PLD programs focus on pre-literacy skills such as phonological awareness and the alphabet sounds, as well as fine and gross motor and oral language skill development.
Foundation Year
The ‘Foundation’ year has different names across Australia and refers to Pre-Primary (WA), Kindergarten (NSW/ACT), Preparatory (QLD/ VIC/ TAS), Reception (SA) and Transition (NT).Â
The development of literacy in early childhood and into primary school serves as one of the most crucial foundations for a child’s life. The Foundation school year is one of the most important years of schooling. This is the year that students learn to read, spell and write.
Being able to read, write, speak and listen gives a child invaluable social skills and confidence to become healthy and happy into adulthood. Literacy development can significantly impact a child’s career and personal happiness, through to becoming a balanced adult with all the necessary skills to cope with daily life.Â
PLD Targets Literacy & Oral Language Simultaneously
PLD’s method is derived from the disciplines of speech pathology, occupational therapy and education. PLD advocates that literacy and learning outcomes in children are maximised when their literacy, oral language, movement and motor skills are targeted simultaneously. Literacy involves more than just recognising words on a page. To be truly literate students need to be able to speak well, interpret what they’re hearing, and transfer all of this information into written language. It’s this broad three-skill focus that sets PLD’s resources apart.
Semantics Program for Early Years & Foundation – Full Set
$280.52 (inc. $20.08 GST)
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The PLD Semantics program for Early Years & Foundation classrooms has been designed by speech pathologists for students between 3 and 6 years of age. Buy all four resources in a bundle and save 15%. Click on each of the links below if you wish to view the stages individually.
Each program contains 5 and 10-minute short tasks to explicitly explore the realm of semantics.
The images used in the PLD Semantics program are engaging and educational.
This PLD Semantics program, ideal for Early Years and Foundation students, contains the following resources:
- Semantic Scenes and Questioning – Set 1
- Semantic Scenes and Questioning – Set 2
- 10-Minute Language Games – Set 1
- 10-Minute Language Games – Set 2
Early YearsÂ
The Early Years refer to Kindergarten (WA/QLD/SA/TAS) and Preschool (NSW/ACT/NT/VIC).
The Early Years are a significant period in a child’s development. For best outcomes, play and child-centered approaches need to be balanced with explicit targeted instruction.Â
In the Early Years, PLD programs focus on pre-literacy skills such as phonological awareness and the alphabet sounds, as well as fine and gross motor and oral language skill development.
Foundation Year
The ‘Foundation’ year has different names across Australia and refers to Pre-Primary (WA), Kindergarten (NSW/ACT), Preparatory (QLD/ VIC/ TAS), Reception (SA) and Transition (NT).Â
The development of literacy in early childhood and into primary school serves as one of the most crucial foundations for a child’s life. The Foundation school year is one of the most important years of schooling. This is the year that students learn to read, spell and write.
Being able to read, write, speak and listen gives a child invaluable social skills and confidence to become healthy and happy into adulthood. Literacy development can significantly impact a child’s career and personal happiness, through to becoming a balanced adult with all the necessary skills to cope with daily life.Â
PLD Targets Literacy & Oral Language Simultaneously
PLD’s method is derived from the disciplines of speech pathology, occupational therapy and education. PLD advocates that literacy and learning outcomes in children are maximised when their literacy, oral language, movement and motor skills are targeted simultaneously. Literacy involves more than just recognising words on a page. To be truly literate students need to be able to speak well, interpret what they’re hearing, and transfer all of this information into written language. It’s this broad three-skill focus that sets PLD’s resources apart.
Semantics Program for Early Years & Foundation – Full Set – School Licence
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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 Licence’ 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 licence 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 licence 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/