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Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Language & Literacy Developmental Milestones
A booklet that provides an overview of Oral Language and literacy milestones for children in Years 3 to 6 (Middle to Upper Primary – 8 to 12 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.
Students in middle to upper primary should be independent and creative problem solvers. As students reach the middle primary, developed language skills are critical for
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A Whole School Approach to Developing Narrative Skills
An information sheet outlining a step by step, whole school approach to developing narrative skills using PLD’s programs.
Research focused on narrative ability has repeatedly reported a correlation between literacy and academic achievement. Narrative training programs have also been shown to produce positive
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Speech and Language Development Milestones – 8 years old
This milestone poster/sheet details the speech and language developmental milestones for children from 8 years of age.
Designed by speech and language pathologists, the speech and language milestone sheets provide a list of typical milestones that should be attained by specific ages.
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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
Recommended picture books to read to 9, 10, 11 & 12 year olds
A recommended reading book list that promotes the development of oral language skills in children aged 9-12 years old.
The books in this guide outline quality age-appropriate recommendations only and do not align with specific PLD programs. The lists have been created by speech pathologists with the aim of promoting the development of oral language skills. If you are seeking a list of picture books related to a specific PLD program, we recommended that you purchase the PLD program to access the picture books referenced in the program.
You can quickly access the recommended picture book lists for the other age ranges below.
- Recommended Picture Books for 3 Year Olds
- Recommended Picture Books for 4 Year Olds
- Recommended Picture Books for 5 Year Olds
- Recommended Picture Books for 6, 7 & 8 Year Olds
- Recommended Picture Books for 8 & 9 Year Olds
- Recommended Picture Books for 9, 10, 11 & 12 Year Olds
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This download outlines how PLD programs link to the ACARA National Curriculum year level content descriptions.
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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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Generating Narratives – Set 1
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Comprehension Questions for 8 and 9 Year Olds
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Connecting Oral and Written Language – Step 2
From $65.00$65.00 incl. GST Connecting Oral & Written Language – Step 2 is an instructional material outlining how to teach 9 to 12 year olds to express themselves in a structured way
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