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
Cane basket with handle © Pixabay
Easter eggs scattered on the grass © tolebabe1/istockphoto.com
Easter eggs wrapped in foil © Hans / pixabay
Girl reading aloud in a classroom © Claire Bonner / Austockphoto
Independent Review of the teaching of early reading [cover] © 2006 Department for Education and Skills, UK Government
Student concentrating and writing in a book, JohnnyGreig / istockphoto
Student wearing school uniform raising her hand © courtneyk / istockphoto
Teacher helping student in the classroom © JohnnyGreig / istockphoto
Teacher standing at front of classroom explaining to students, JohnnyGreig / istockphoto
Teaching Children to Read, National Reading Panel Report [cover] © 2000 National Reading Panel, US Government
Teaching Reading: National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy, Report & Recommendations [cover] © 2005 Department of Education, Australian Government

Module 2

Children sitting in a circle playing a clapping game © shironosov / iStockphoto
Children sitting in a circle singing and clapping with a teacher © vgajic / iStockphoto
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
Students sitting on the floor in a classroom while teacher reads © CDC/Unsplash
Teacher reading a book to young students © Ksenia Chernaya / pexels.com
Teacher reading a story aloud to children sitting on the mat © Education Services Australia
Teacher standing next to a whiteboard © Centre for Ageing Better / Unsplash

Module 3

Module 4

Sant The Ant used by permission of SPELD SA
Scarborough’s reading rope. Reproduced with permission of Guildford Press.

Module 5

Three phases of word reading development and their phonological counterparts. Adapted still from the presentation The Nature of Reading Development and Reading Difficulties. Reading in the Rockies, October 7, 2017, David A. Kilpatrick, PhD
Scarborough’s reading rope. Reproduced with permission of Guildford Press.