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This contains vowels, consonants, digraph sounds, longer spelling, long vowels, silent e syllable, triple blends, diphthongs, r controlled syllable, end chunks, gentle cindy/decoding strategy, consonant le syllable. This pack is suitable for specialists and educators trained in MSL instruction.

A comprehensive, step-by-step program for developing Phonemic Awareness and Fluent Word Recognition. In recent years, scientists have made great strides in understanding how children learn to read, but also in how to prevent and correct most reading difficulties.  However, the American Federation for Teachers, the Journal...

A fantastic book to add to your kete, "Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching" by Anita L. Archer and Charles A. Hughes.   This comprehensive guide is an invaluable resource for educators, providing a clear framework for implementing explicit instruction across all grade levels and...

Contains vowels, consonants, digraph sounds, and longer spelling. Contains 35 cards. This sound pack is suitable for small groups and is designed for parents/classroom teachers to use when teaching the decoding (reading), and encoding (spelling), of sounds in isolation.  If you have children who are...

A ring-bound A5 pack. Contains vowels, consonants, digraph sounds, and longer spelling. Contains 35 cards. This sound pack is suitable for small groups and is designed for parents/classroom teachers to use when teaching the decoding (reading), and encoding (spelling), of sounds in isolation. If you have...

After being pulled into his game, Gus learns that there is no way out unless he continues to play. In order toescape, Gus has to befriend the other players, form a team and work together. This action-packed quest story takes the reader from CVC...

Photocopiable activities to accompany the set of 12 books in the Phonic Books Get Out of the Game series, decodable phonics books for structured literacy intervention with older readers. This activity book includes activities for word building, blending, spelling and comprehension linked to the...

Our Glossary of Literacy Terms is designed to assist you in gaining a firm grasp of the key terminology associated with Structured Literacy. Within this resource, you will find each term accompanied by its definition and an example, all of which are aimed at...

$2 from each book sold are donated to the Stroke Foundation NZ Did you know this remarkable story comes from one of our very own Learning MATTERS team members? Our talented Programme Coordinator humbly shared this incredible project she and her husband, Bevan, have brought...

This book is suitable for students in years 1-3 who are learning to form their letters. The coloured lines and dots assist students to develop an understanding of where letters sit.  Use this quality product during your explicit handwriting sessions to enable your students...

In addition to the Alphabet Sound Card which includes a handwriting formation prompt for lowercase letters, we have developed individual letter sheets with both lower and uppercase letters for explicit, multisensory teaching of letter formation and sound-to-symbol relationships.  These sheets also utilise the sky/grass/dirt arrangement which...

Drawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership and cognitive science, this is an essential how-to guide for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of how we learn.   What we now know about learning and teaching is vast;...

This series comprises 10 books covering alternative vowel and consonant spellings and common Latin suffixes. Book 1: u, ue, u-e Book 2: u, o, ou Book 3: s, ss, se, c, ce Book 4: l, ll, le, al Book 5: j, g, ge Book...

Photocopiable activities to accompany the set of ten books in the Phonic Books Hidden in Paris series, truly decodable books for older readers who need support with their reading. This activity book includes activities for reading, spelling and comprehension linked to the Hidden in...

High leverage teaching practices FREE poster download. High leverage teaching practices stem from elements of explicit instruction; they bring the art of explicit instruction and active participation to life. These include specific and deliberate actions by the educator who follows a lesson design and...

**Place your order before Christmas for delivery in early 2025** Set 1 consists of 21 different passages. These passages include concepts 1-4 of the iDeaL Scope and Sequence, focusing on introducing sounds of the alphabet. Concept 1 – CV/VC a e i o u...

**Place your order before Christmas for delivery in early 2025** Set 2 consists of 13 different passages. This set includes passages for concepts 5-8 of the iDeaL Stage 1 Scope and Sequence. Concept 5 – Open and closed syllables Concept 6 – y=i Concept...

**Place your order before Christmas for delivery in early 2025** Set 3 consists of 14 different passages. This set includes passages for concepts 10-16 of the iDeaL Stage 1 Scope and Sequence. Concept 10 – Digraph ‘sh’ Concept 11 – Digraph ‘ch’ Concept 12...

**Place your order before Christmas for delivery in early 2025** Set 4 consists of 16 different passages. This set includes passages for concepts 17-22 of the iDeaL Stage 1 Scope and Sequence. Concept 17 - /ar/ sound Concept 18 - /er/ sound: er, ir,...

Approach to the reading and spelling of irregularly spelled words, in accordance with the syllable types of English, the spelling rules within them and New Zealand pronunciation. These lists contain words with irregular sounds taken from the ‘Fry’ list, which was developed by Dr...

Jack and his little sister, Snub, are visiting Gran and Grandpa on a remote Scottish island where they live. An accident brings them closer together, but a subsequent calamity is the beginning of an exciting quest. The Island Adventure Series are engaging texts suitable...

1 x 190 Page Workbook This 190 page workbook contains activities such as word building, reading, spelling and comprehension linked to the 10 books in the Island Adventure Series. 

Letter Formation Poster PDF - Developing spatial awareness of where letters sit on lines when written Handwriting is a key component to the success of any written language and requires explicit teaching in order to become automatic and fluent. This poster demonstrates the ‘Sky,Grass, Dirt’...

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This Literacy Success Kit contains the following: Syllable Split** Syllable Split Instructions Glossary of Images Lesson Plans 1 - 10 20 x Syllable Split Images Student Activity  Bingo Learning my First Sounds Bingo Instructions 4 x Bingo Boards Activity Options 1 - 4 39...

The Magic Belt series comprises 12 beautifully illustrated books which take Zak on a quest to find 10 magical gems to help cure his grandfather. This action-packed quest story with fabulous illustrations takes the reader from CVC and CVCC word level text through to...

A workbook to prepare the older, ‘catch-up’ pupil for reading the Magic Belt Series. Aimed at children with weak sound/letter knowledge it introduces the sounds and letters of the alphabet through a variety of activities (50 pages).

Introduces a variety of reading activities that correspond to the twelve books in the series. For pupils who can read text at simple CVC word level.

Determined to find her brother, Mel travels to Mars in a space pod. Phonic Books Mel on Mars comprises 12 decodable books for older readers who can read simple CVC words. This action-packed quest story takes the reader from CVC and CVCC word text through to...

Photocopiable activities to accompany the set of 12 books in the Phonic Books Mel on Mars series, decodable phonics books for structured literacy intervention with older readers. This activity book includes activities for word building, blending, spelling and comprehension linked to the Mel on...

Moon Dogs EXTRAS are an exciting addition of 24 books that follow the same scope and sequence as Moon Dogs set 1. They have age-appropriate illustrations and storylines that engage and encourage the student to read on. The series can be used as a supplementary...

Reading, writing and comprehension activities based around the stories from The Moon Dogs Extras Series.  A wide range of activities support and provide crucial further practice for the sounds of the alphabet at CVC level text. An ideal resource for older, beginner readers.

Such engaging texts suitable for students in their tweens and teens. They have age-appropriate illustrations and story lines that engage and encourage the student to read on. Set 1 gradually introduces the initial sounds of the alphabet at CVC level text. Book 1: s...

Complements the 8 stories in the first Moon Dogs Series and follows the same phonic progression. Offers activities for word building, reading, spelling and comprehension work based on the characters and events in the stories. (100 pages).

Such engaging texts suitable for students in their tweens and teens. They have age-appropriate illustrations and story lines that engage and encourage the student to read on. Set 2 begins with text at cvc level, introduces adjacent consonants and consonant digraphs. Book 1: CVC...

Complements the 8 stories in the first Moon Dogs Series and follows the same phonic progression. Offers activities for word building, reading, spelling and comprehension work based on the characters and events in the stories. (100 pages).

Such engaging texts suitable for students in their tweens and teens. They have age-appropriate illustrations and story lines that engage and encourage the student to read on. Set 3 in the series these decodable books for older, beginner readers are a contemporary series, continuing...

This fully photocopiable resources offer word building, reading, spelling, comprehension, grammar and vocabulary exercises based on the stories in the series. Contains games and multi-sensory activities to stimulate and engage older readers. (200 pages)

Phonic Books Moon Dogs Split Vowel Spellings comprises six books and focuses on silent e spellings and is designed for older children at the early stages of reading. Book 1: The Shape Game (a-e) Book 2: These Things (e-e) Book 3: Bike Ride (i-e)...

Photocopiable activities to accompany the set of six books in Phonic Books Moon Dogs Split Vowel Spellings, decodable phonics books for structured literacy intervention with older readers. This activity book includes activities for word building, reading, spelling, and comprehension linked to the Moon Dogs...

A great collection of resources that focus on the ‘ar’ irregular spelling of /or/. This free download includes: A bingo game with images to help map words to their meanings 4 in a row games/fluency reading sheets A phoneme manipulation activity Sentence reading and...

Looking after somebody else's pets is an amazing job, but it can lead to some adventures! Phonic Books Pet Sitters comprises 12 books starting at CVC level and progressing through adjacent consonants, consonant digraphs and alternative vowel spellings. This series shares the same phonic...

Photocopiable activities to accompany the set of 12 books in Phonic Books Pet Sitters, decodable phonics books for structured literacy intervention with older readers. This activity book includes activities for segmenting, comprehension, blending, and writing linked to the Pet Sitters books.

10 book setThis high interest reading series is based on the character of Erin and an adventure about her babysitting her baby brother. Danny, a friend of Erin’s skates over to see her. Neither of them know, this is the start of an epic...

One comprehensive spiral bound photocopiable workbook that offers segmenting, blending, phoneme manipulation and comprehension activities linked to the stories in the reading books.

A key area of phonological awareness is a child’s ability to hear and manipulate sounds (phonemes).  A strong understanding of sound awareness is the foundation needed to achieve mastery in reading and writing. The ability to identify short vowel sounds is one of the...

Spelling Rules Poster* Within syllable types, there are many common spelling rules that require explicit teaching to ensure correct spelling and/or grammatical function. This double-sided poster succinctly explains 16 spelling rules and has taster word lists to help develop an understanding around these rules...

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Have you ever been curious about the story behind different reading systems? Or maybe, you are a passionate advocate of Structured Literacy and require a simple graphic to help you explain this to colleagues or parents.  This graphic clearly shows the key fundamental elements...

The Student Profile template can be used to raise awareness of the strengths and challenges students with a learning difference are presenting with.   This template when completed as per the headings outlined will enable you to build shared understandings and empathy in relation to...