Literacy Plus newsletters are a useful resource for teachers of all children in Years F-2 and struggling readers in later years. Their content is ‘Easy Theory’ - practical teaching strategies built from research knowledge.
Three newslatters annually: Summer (Feb), Winter (June) and Spring (Sept/Oct)
Each newsletter will provide links to FREE downloads, including:
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Literacy Plus Postergames available only until the next newsletter
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Useful resources, such as information sheets, games and tests,
available on a continuing basis
Parents wanting to support their children's reading progress will also find Literacy Plus newsletters a valuable resource.
Newsletter 2: April 2015
Reading Fun with Common Vowel Graphemes
FREE Downloads:
• Two Vowels Talking Postergames
- Cow Barn Chaos Real Words
- Cow Barn Chaoe Pseudowords
• A complete games and teaching
section exploring microsteps as
per the article in the newsletter
• Easy Progress Monitoring with 30
Second Efficiency Tests
• A great poem for understanding
information processing weakness
Articles include:
• Reading Fun with 29 Commonest Graphemes
• Microsteps Empower Learning: Manage Cognitive Load & Keep Confidence High
• Easy Progress Monitoring with 30 Second Efficiency Tests
• Maximise Statistical Learning: Reduce Confusion Then Give Lots of Practice
Newsletter 1: Word Reading - October 2014
Articles include:
• Early and Late Emerging
Reading Difficulties
• Echo Reading
• The Two Key Skills of
Word Reading
• Successful Engaged Learning
with Literacy Plus
Downloads:
• Three Categories of Weak Readers: Meet 7 Children
with Reading Difficulties
• Use Echo Reading to Build Successful Engaged Text Reading
• Reading is a Brick Wall - An Understanding Why section
Sounds & Vowels (p. 92-93)
• Read Easy Books - An Understanding Why section from
Sounds & Vowels (p. 97-99)
