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English / Foundation / Literacy / Analysing, interpreting and evaluating

Curriculum content descriptions

read decodable and authentic texts using developing phonic knowledge, and monitor meaning using context and emerging grammatical knowledge (AC9EFLY04)

Elaborations
  • navigating a text correctly, starting at the right place and reading in the right direction, returning to the next line as needed and matching one spoken word to one written word
  • attempting to work out unknown words by using phonic decoding and knowledge of high-frequency words
  • pausing or asking for support when meaning breaks down
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Reading,  Phonemes

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Assessment and intervention for an SSP approach: Q&A

This video answers questions from teachers and school leaders about assessment and intervention for systematic synthetic phonics (SSP).

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Data analysis for 1:1 instruction (Tier 3)

This video presents an explanation of how to use data analysis to plan for 1:1 instruction (Tier 3) in your systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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Data analysis for whole-class instruction (Tier 1)

This video presents an explanation of how to use data analysis to plan for whole class instruction (Tier 1) in your systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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Areas for phonics assessment

This video provides an overview of the areas of assessment in a systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) approach.

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Fluency and progress monitoring: Q&A

This 26-minute video supports teachers to teach reading by answering common questions about fluency and progress monitoring.

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Using a progress monitoring tool

This video explains what a progress monitoring tool is, what it is used for and how to use it to assess an individual student's progress in both reading and writing.

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Data analysis for small group instruction (Tier 2)

This video presents an explanation of how to use data analysis to plan for small group instruction (Tier 2) in your systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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Using data to inform instruction

This video presents on explanation of how to use data analysis to plan your systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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Choosing and using decodable texts: Q&A

This video is of a Q&A session about choosing and using decodable texts in your classroom. It is presented by literacy specialists Rebecca McEwan and Elaine Stanley

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How to choose a decodable text

This video provides an overview of how to choose a decodable text for your students' needs. It is presented by literacy specialists Elaine Stanley and Rebecca McEwan.

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Free decodable texts

This document summarises some of the free online decodable texts for Australian classrooms available on third-party websites.

Interactive

Storyboard: Flutter-by friends!

Explore the title and picture on the cover of 'Flutter-by friends!' Then make a prediction about the storyline. Listen to the story and follow as each word is underlined. Find out if your prediction matches the storyline. Put the jumbled events of the story in the right order.

Online

Language, learning and literacy in the early years

This teacher resource describes the Language, Learning and Literacy (L3) program implemented in New South Wales public schools to address early disparities in children's language, reading and writing. Organised in nine sections: Summary; Target student group; Method; Results; Next steps; Lessons learned; Research base; ...

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Focused Improvement in Early Literacy Development (FIELD)

This teacher resource describes an evidence-based strategy in which eight disadvantaged metropolitan schools and 12 remote schools in Western Australia assessed the oral English language and emergent literacy development of their pre-primary (Foundation) students, and used that data to inform explicit teaching of English ...

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Explicit instruction for phonics - an instructional model: coaching webinar questions

Literacy specialists Rebecca McEwan and Elaine Stanley present this question and answer session about using explicit instruction principles within your phonics lesson.

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Following an evidence-based phonics progression

Literacy specialist Elaine Stanley presents this webinar extract. She provides an overview of the key elements of a quality, evidence-based phonics progression and explains how to follow a phonics progression in your classroom.

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Introduction to SSP - Module 3: key understandings

This 13-minute professional learning video, presented by literacy expert Jocelyn Seamer, discusses key understandings of a systematic, synthetic approach to teaching phonics. It includes information on alphabetic code, sight words, blending and how to meet the needs of all children in the classroom. The other videos in ...

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Q&A session: Making a start with a phonics progression and phonological awareness instruction

This recording of a 30-minute Q&A session supports schools in choosing and following a systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) progression, including phonological and phonemic awareness instruction.

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Demonstration of a daily review

This video provides a demonstration of a phonics daily review using explicit instruction principles. It is presented by literacy specialists Elaine Stanley and Rebecca McEwan.

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Explicit instruction for phonics overview

This video provides an overview of a phonics instructional model for reading and spelling. It is presented by literacy specialists Elaine Stanley and Rebecca McEwan.