Acknowledgements

Images

A colourful library with two sets of stools in front of a large oval table © Education Services Australia
Adults in a classroom sit around a table © iStock.com / FatCamera
A girl and boy in blue and yellow polo shirts in a playground © Education Services Australia
A teacher drawing a diagram for two students © Education Services Australia
A teacher reading a book for two young students © iStock.com / WDnet
A teacher and three primary school students work together in a classroom © iStock.com / SolStock
Boy in blue polo shirt looks at his classmate’s book © Education Services Australia
Boy in navy polo shirt smiles while using a laptop © Education Services Australia
Boy in a red t-shirt writing in a notebook © Shutterstock.com / Ann in the uk
Boy pointing at phonics sheet on smart whiteboard while three classmates watch © Education Services Australia
Boy uses tablet device with headphones on © Education Services Australia
Children sit on the mat while a teacher reads them a story © iStock.com / FatCamera
Four people at laptops having a discussion © Education Services Australia
Four people talking while one points enthusiastically at a laptop © Education Services Australia
Four students in blue polo shirts having a conversation in front of a smart whiteboard © Education Services Australia
Girl wearing a blue shirt reading a book in a classroom © 2019 Claire Bonner / Austockphoto
Girl showing tablet device to teacher © Education Services Australia
Girl uses tablet device with pink and white headphones © Education Services Australia
Girl with hair tied up in red hair ties © Education Services Australia
Indigenous primary school female student holding books in a classroom © 2019 Claire Bonner, used under license from Austockphoto
Male teacher writing on the blackboard of a classroom © Stocksy / Miquel Llonch
Man reading picture book with granddaughter on his lap © Education Services Australia
Mother and daughter read a book on the couch © iStock / FatCamera
Mother helps son with glasses device © Education Services Australia
Mother reading picture book with her daughter © Stocksy / Saptak Ganguly
Schoolgirl smiles as she reads a book in a school library © iStock / EDI Production
Side view of a student’s desk, with folder and pencil case © Flickr / elinerijpers
Six-year-old boy learns to write © Shutterstock / Dziurek
Teacher in blue scarf speaking to two other teachers © Education Services Australia
Teacher helping child with their school work © 2019 Claire Bonner, used under license from Austockphoto
Teacher helping her pupils in a class activity © Stocksy United/ALTO IMAGES
Teacher helping young schoolgirl to draw © 2019 Claire Bonner, used under license from Austockphoto
Teacher showing tablet device to three young students © Education Services Australia
Three girls excitedly reading in a library © Education Services Australia
Three students in red polo shirts look at a tablet device © Education Services Australia
Two girls read a book with a dog on a yellow-cushioned seat © Education Services Australia
Two women having a discussion in front of a laptop © Unsplash / Amy Hirschi
Two young boys in hooded jackets reading a picture book © Education Services Australia
Woman in green t-shirt listening at a table © Stocksy / Clique Images
Woman with red hair pointing out a poster to two other women © Unsplash / Javier Trueba
Woman working at a table in a library with other adults © iStock.com / shironosov
Woman writing on a form while two other women observe © Education Services Australia
Young girl reading a book at home © 2020 Bec Matheson, used under license from Austockphoto

Video

Scoring the phonics screening check © Government of South Australia Department for Education.

Activities

The activities Letter hunt and Words, words everywhere have been reproduced from Learning Potential, a product of the Australian Government Department of Education. For more articles to help you support your child's learning, visit www.learningpotential.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0.

Professional Learning Modules

Module 1

Basket of milk chocolate Easter eggs, EasterStockPhotos.com, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://easterstockphotos.com/terms.htm
Student concentrating and writing in a book, JohnnyGreig / istockphoto
Teacher standing at front of classroom explaining to students, JohnnyGreig / istockphoto
Teaching Reading: National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy, Report & Recommendations [cover] © 2005 Department of Education, Australian Government

Module 2

Oral language development, (video) © Queensland Government Reading and Writing Centre, State of Queensland (Department of Education) 2019
Reading difficulties, schools and educators, (video) © Queensland Government Reading and Writing Centre, State of Queensland (Department of Education) 2019