To stream or not to stream in structured reading and spelling lessons?
‘Streaming’ is a dirty word in education, but so was ‘phonics’ once upon a time. We think that general beliefs about streaming (ability grouping) deserves a rethink. What if we consider ability grouping from a standpoint of targeted reading and spelling instruction? Does differentiation offer what it promises, or is it a poor remedy for low-quality teaching and high-variance curriculum? And, given the huge variance of basic literacy skills in most Australian classrooms, can we really teach all students reading and spelling at grade level?
Playberry Laser T1-2 Newsletter 5
In this edition:
To Stream or Not to Stream? … Tier 2 Training … Phase 0 Training … Literacy Leaders” Session … NEW Phase 2 Structured Writing Resources …
… Explicit Maths Program (EMP) Discount … Ollie Lovell & Craig Barton Maths PD discount … Tier 2 Games Packs Pre Orders … Extra Reading Revision Slides and Worksheets (Phase 1 and 2)
Playberry Laser T1-2 Newsletter 4
In this edition:
Tier two progress monitoring … Tier 3 Intervention …When to start Playberry-Laser: YESTERDAY! … When can we allow students to read non-decodable books? … Upcoming Nuts and Bolts training… Explicit Maths Program (EMP) Discount … Ollie Lovell & Craig Barton Maths PD discount…New teacher tips…
Emma Year 6 Heart Phonology Words to Read and Words to Spell Demo
Watch Emma’s Year 6 class do ‘Words to Read’ and ‘Words to Spell’.
Emma Year 6 Heart Word Review Demo
Watch Emma’s Year 6 Class do the Heart Word Routine. When heart words are longer than your arm………..here are some ideas!
Leonie Reception Class Paired Fluency Routine Demo
Watch Leonie get her Reception class ready for, and run, an efficient and effective pair reading routine.
Leonie Reception Class Introducing Heart Words
Watch Leonie introduce a reception class to new heart words.
Playberry Laser T1-2 Newsletter 3
In this edition:
Tier 2 resources facelift, Changes to the platform, Updated phase spreadsheets and assessments, Explicit Maths training with Dave Morkunas.
Playberry Laser T1-2 Newsletter 2
In this edition:
Assessment: There’s tests and then there’s tests! …
The difference between assessing reading and spelling…
New Assessments on the platform…
Pure Sounds: avoiding schwabecues
Pure sounds are crucial to forming accurate mental representations of speech sounds (phonemes). Most of us have taught from programs that are a little sloppy on phoneme pronunciation and have formed not-so-great pronunciations. This video covers some of the trickier phonemes and their pronunciations in Playberry Laser T1-2. Some schools use this video in staff meetings to get sounds pure and have a good laugh at each other! Some teachers show this to students, and some even send it home to parents.
