Literacy Apps

PLD’’s Apps are designed to captivate children’’s attention whilst they engage in quality learning. The quality learning design facilitate enjoyment but more importantly learning in entirely new ways. The Apps can be used in conjunction with specific PLD programs or they may be used as stand-alone programs.

  • Reading Apps

    Reading Apps (10)

  • Spelling Apps

    Spelling Apps (6)

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    Spell star 1a – cvc words

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    This first app (in a set of four), is designed for students who are on the verge of spelling or who have recently started to spell CVC words. The app is most suitable for the following age groups:

    • Advanced preschool children.
    • Average Foundation students as they embark on the journey of learning to spell along with their peers.
    • Older students who are still acquiring CVC spelling ability.
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    Spell star 1b – sh, ch, th, oo, ee, ck words

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    This second app (from a set of four), has been designed for students who are acquiring the ability to spell words which contain the early phonic concepts sh, ch, th, oo, ee and ck. The app is most suitable for the following age groups:

    • Year 1 students as they embark on the journey of learning to spell along with their peers.
    • Older students who are still acquiring the ability to spell words containing the phonic concepts sh, ch, th, oo, ee and ck.
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    Spell star 1c – ccvc and cvcc words

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    This third app (from a set of four), has been designed for students who are working towards acquiring words with double consonants at the start of words (e.g. st, br, sm, tr) and at the end of words (e.g. mp, nt, ld, ft). CCVC stands for consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant words.

    The app is most suitable for the following groups:

    • Year 1 students as they embark on the journey of learning to spell along with their peers.
    • Older students who are still acquiring the ability to spell with double consonants.
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    Spell star 1d – ar, or, ai, ay, oi words

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    This final app (from set of four), has been designed for students who are working towards spelling words which contain the phonic concepts ar, or, ai, ay and oi.

    The app is most suitable for the following age groups:

    • Year 1 students as they embark on the journey of learning to spell along with their peers.
    • Older students who are still acquiring the ability to spell words which contain the early phonic concepts ar, or, ai, ay and oi.
  • Spell Star Mega Bundle

    Spell Star Mega Bundle

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    Spell Star is a one player, four-game series from PLD Literacy & Learning, developed for 5-6 year olds by Australian speech pathologist Diana Rigg.

  • Reading Race Mega Bundle

    Reading Race Mega Bundle

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    Reading Race is a one player, four-game series from PLD Literacy & Learning, developed for 5-6 year olds by Australian speech pathologist Diana Rigg.

  • Literacy and Learning Mega Bundle

    Literacy and Learning Mega Bundle

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    Reading Race and Spell Star are one player games, with four installments each.  Developed by Australian speech pathologist Diana Rigg from PLD Literacy & Learning they are aimed at  5-6 year olds.

  • Reading Race 1a - cvc words

    Reading Race 1a – cvc words

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    Reading Race 1a: CVC words is the first in the four-game ‘Reading Race’ series of reading apps from PLD Literacy & Learning. This fun educational game app was designed for children between the ages of 4 and 6.

    CVC words or consonant-vowel-consonant words are simple three-letter words such as mat, dog and sit.

  • Reading Race 1b - sh, ch words

    Reading Race 1b – sh, ch words

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    Reading Race 1b: sh, ch, th, oo, ee and ck words is the second in the four-game ‘Reading Race’ series of reading apps from PLD Literacy & Learning.

  • Reading Race 1c - ccvc and cvcc words

    Reading Race 1c – ccvc and cvcc words

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    Reading Race 1c: CCVC and CVCC words is the third in the four-game ‘Reading Race’ series of reading apps from PLD Literacy & Learning.

  • Reading Race 1d - ar, ai words

    Reading Race 1d – ar, ai words

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    Reading Race 1d: ar, or, ai, ay and oi words is the fourth in the four-game ‘Reading Race’ series of reading apps from PLD Literacy & Learning and Australian speech pathologist, Diana Rigg

  • Two Player Reading 1a - cvc words

    Two Player Reading 1a – cvc words

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    This first app (from set of four) has been designed for those students on the verge of reading or who have recently started reading. It is an excellent supplement to early reading books, flash cards and reading games.

    CVC words include words such as run, hot, hat and cap. CVC stands for consonant-vowel-consonant.

    The App is most suitable for the following age groups:

    • Advanced Kindergarten/Pre-School children
    • Average Pre-Primary/Foundation students (as they start to embark on their new National Curriculum goals of learning to read prior to Year 1).
    • Poor readers from Year 1, who are still operating at a CVC level.
  • Two Player Reading 1b - sh, ch, th, oo, ee, ck words

    Two Player Reading 1b – sh, ch, th, oo, ee, ck words

    $0.00

    This second app (from a set of four) has been designed for students learning to read words containing the early phonic concepts: sh, ch, th, oo, ee and ck. It is an excellent supplement to early reading books, flash cards and reading games.

    The app is most suitable for the following age groups:

    • Advanced Kindergarten/Pre-School children
    • Average Pre-Primary/Foundation students (as they start to embark on their new National Curriculum goals of learning to read prior to Year 1).
    • Older students who are still learning to read words containing the phonic concepts sh, ch, th, oo, ee and ck.
  • Two Player Reading 1c - ccvc and cvcc words

    Two Player Reading 1c – ccvc and cvcc words

    $0.00

    The third app (from a set of four), 1c: CCVC and CVCC words is an innovative two player early literacy game designed by Diana Rigg a renowned Australian Speech Pathologist and Educator. One of the few genuine phonics based activities perfect for early childhood classrooms.

  • Two Player Reading 1d - ar, or, ai, ay, oi words

    Two Player Reading 1d – ar, or, ai, ay, oi words

    $0.00

    This final app (from a set of four) has been designed for students learning to read words containing the phonic concepts: ar, or, ai, ay and oi. It is an excellent supplement to early reading books, flash cards and reading games.

    The App is most suitable for the following age groups:

    • Year 1 students as they embark on the journey of learning to read along with their peers.
    • Older students who are still acquiring the ability to read words which contain the early phonic concepts ar, or, ai, ay and oi.