Phonological Awareness

Phonological Awareness is the ability to think about the sounds within words (as opposed to focusing upon the meaning of words). Research explains that phonological awareness is strong predictor of early literacy acquisition. Phonological awareness is reported to unlock the mystery of word recognition and spelling. Once children understand that words are comprised of sounds, the mapping of the alphabet and phonics occurs with greater ease. Syllabification, rhyme, initial sounds, onset and time blending and segmenting are all phonological awareness tasks.

  • Foundation Semester 2 Phonics & High Frequency Words – School & Home Version

    Foundation Semester 2 Phonics & High Frequency Words – School & Home Version

    Following an extensive literature review, PLD has upgraded our approach to high frequency words (HFW). In a recent blog, a range of tips were provided to remove the confusion that surrounds sight words. Since that point, we have developed our approach further. Our 2020 approach to HFW tackles three commonly encountered issues: Teaching HFW in…

  • Structured Synthetic Phonics Time-Savers – Stage 3 & 4

    Structured Synthetic Phonics Time-Savers – Stage 3 & 4

    $82.50
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  • Year 1 Semester 2 Phonics & High Frequency Words – School & Home Version

    Year 1 Semester 2 Phonics & High Frequency Words – School & Home Version

    Following an extensive literature review, PLD has upgraded our approach to high frequency words (HFW). In a recent blog, a range of tips were provided to remove the confusion that surrounds sight words. Since that point, we have developed our approach further. Our 2020 approach to HFW tackles three commonly encountered issues: Teaching HFW in…

  • Year 2 Semester 2 Phonics & High Frequency Words - School & Home Version

    Year 2 Semester 2 Phonics & High Frequency Words – School & Home Version

    Following an extensive literature review, PLD has upgraded our approach to high frequency words (HFW). In a recent blog, a range of tips were provided to remove the confusion that surrounds sight words. Since that point, we have developed our approach further. Our 2020 approach to HFW tackles three commonly encountered issues: Teaching HFW in…

  • PLD's Decodable Reading Books alignment with the Australian Curriculum

    PLD’s Decodable Reading Books alignment with the Australian Curriculum

    In the attached download we have outlined where PLD decodable reading books aligns with the Australian Curriculum. Click here to see the current version of the Australian English Curriculum.   See our Copyright Terms of Use at https://pld-literacy.org/help-pages/copyright-policy/.

  • Structured Synthetic Phonics Time-Savers – Stage 5 & 6 (Subscription)

    Structured Synthetic Phonics Time-Savers – Stage 5 & 6 (Subscription)

    $225.00 / year

    This is a PLD Whole School Licence resource.

    By purchasing this licence, this program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that will be stored in your secure account on the PLD website. The program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that teachers can access on any device for as long as the licence is active. A School Licence is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be shared with all staff employed at the school.

    We highly recommend that either the Principal, Deputy Principal or a member of the admin team purchase the School Licence in order to manage the account and its users. For more information, visit our Whole School Licence FAQ.

  • Structured Synthetic Phonics Time-Savers – Stage 1 & 2 (Subscription)

    Structured Synthetic Phonics Time-Savers – Stage 1 & 2 (Subscription)

    $225.00 / year

    This is a PLD Whole School Licence resource.

    By purchasing this licence, this program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that will be stored in your secure account on the PLD website. The program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that teachers can access on any device for as long as the licence is active. A School Licence is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be shared with all staff employed at the school.

    We highly recommend that either the Principal, Deputy Principal or a member of the admin team purchase the School Licence in order to manage the account and its users. For more information, visit our Whole School Licence FAQ.

  • Structured Synthetic Phonics Time-Savers – Stage 3 & 4 (Subscription)

    Structured Synthetic Phonics Time-Savers – Stage 3 & 4 (Subscription)

    $225.00 / week

    This is a PLD Whole School Licence resource.

    By purchasing this licence, this program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that will be stored in your secure account on the PLD website. The program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that teachers can access on any device for as long as the licence is active. A School Licence is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be shared with all staff employed at the school.

    We highly recommend that either the Principal, Deputy Principal or a member of the admin team purchase the School Licence in order to manage the account and its users. For more information, visit our Whole School Licence FAQ.

  • Late Stage 1 – Reading, Spelling and Writing Tasks – Target 4 (Subscription)

    Late Stage 1 – Reading, Spelling and Writing Tasks – Target 4 (Subscription)

    $245.00 / year

    This is a PLD Whole School Licence resource.

    By purchasing this licence, this program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that will be stored in your secure account on the PLD website. The program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that teachers can access on any device for as long as the licence is active. A School Licence is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be shared with all staff employed at the school.

    We highly recommend that either the Principal, Deputy Principal or a member of the admin team purchase the School Licence in order to manage the account and its users. For more information, visit our Whole School Licence FAQ.

  • Foundation Parent Education Sheets and Downloads - Semester 2

    Foundation Parent Education Sheets and Downloads – Semester 2

    This booklet outlines key information to be provided to parents, caregivers and the wider community within semester one. Children benefit when home and school work together. To support this, PLD offers an extensive range of parent milestone information sheets and videos. These resources are ideal to be disseminated to parents and the wider community through…

  • Alphabet the Multi Sensory Way – Foundation Font (Subscription)

    Alphabet the Multi Sensory Way – Foundation Font (Subscription)

    $225.00 / year

    This is a PLD Whole School Licence resource.

    By purchasing this licence, this program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that will be stored in your secure account on the PLD website. The program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that teachers can access on any device for as long as the licence is active. A School Licence is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be shared with all staff employed at the school.

    We highly recommend that either the Principal, Deputy Principal or a member of the admin team purchase the School Licence in order to manage the account and its users. For more information, visit our Whole School Licence FAQ.

  • Integrated SSP Kit for Year 4

    Integrated SSP Kit for Year 4

    $825.00

    Available for Pre-ORDER now with delivery end of Term 2 2025 Please note: The components in the Integrated SSP Kit cannot be separated. It is available for sale as one integrated kit only. It is a single-classroom kit and is not designed for sharing across classrooms. PLD’s Integrated SSP Kit for Year 4 streamlines the…

  • Integrated SSP Kit for Year 2

    Integrated SSP Kit for Year 2

    $825.00

      Please note: The components in the Integrated SSP Kit cannot be separated. It is available for sale as one integrated kit only. It is a single-classroom kit and is not designed for sharing across classrooms. PLD’s Integrated SSP Kit for Year 2 streamlines the teaching experience within the framework of PLD’s Structured Synthetic Phonics…

  • Integrated SSP Kit for Year 5

    Integrated SSP Kit for Year 5

    $825.00

      Available for Pre-ORDER now with delivery end of Term 3 2025 Please note: The components in the Integrated SSP Kit cannot be separated. It is available for sale as one integrated kit only. It is a single-classroom kit and is not designed for sharing across classrooms. PLD’s Integrated SSP Kit for Year 5 streamlines…

  • Integrated SSP Kit for Year 6

    Integrated SSP Kit for Year 6

    $825.00

      Available for Pre-ORDER now with delivery end of Term 4 2025 Please note: The components in the Integrated SSP Kit cannot be separated. It is available for sale as one integrated kit only. It is a single-classroom kit and is not designed for sharing across classrooms. PLD’s Integrated SSP Kit for Year 6 streamlines…

  • Foundation Parent Education Sheets and Downloads - Semester 1

    Foundation Parent Education Sheets and Downloads – Semester 1

    This booklet outlines key information to be provided to parents, caregivers and the wider community within semester one. Children benefit when home and school work together. To support this, PLD offers an extensive range of parent milestone information sheets and videos. These resources are ideal to be disseminated to parents and the wider community through…