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Helping literacy learners: the vital role of librarians

By Kerrie Shanahan

Issue 122, Term 3 2022

We all love that feeling of being lost in a book, fully engrossed in a novel or an interesting biography. As educators it’s also wonderful to see children immersed in books when they too have developed a love of reading.  For this to happen, it’s essential that students develop the skills needed

Decodables - they're a thing, right?

By Sarah Handscomb

Issue 120, Term 1 2022

able. A major UK review ( The Rose Report, 2006 ) concluded in favour of Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) as having the strongest evidence base for early reading instruction, an outcome that resulted in the mandated teaching of SSP and the introduction of the Phonics Screening Check in England. De

How to support early literacy with phonemic awareness

By Judith Barker

Issue 119, Term 4 2021

confidence and success in reading Both phonemic awareness and phonics are taught on a continuum (in a progressive way) and are essential tools for early reading and writing success. Once children have learned how to ‘break the code’, they need opportunities to apply their phonemic awareness and k