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What’s the difference between a phrase and a group?

English Stars

There is no difference. English Stars uses the term phrase. Phrase and group are both acceptable terms when referring to a…
Who needs handwriting?

Writing Time

Students live in a digital world. When everything from texting friends to writing essays can be done using a touchscreen or keyboard, the relevance of handwriting is in question. There’s no doubt that being able to jot down a legible…
Teach English Stars your way

English Stars

Whether you’re one of the lucky teachers already using English Stars, or you’re checking out the program for the first time, now is the perfect opportunity to find out how to put your own stamp on English Stars.
Peregian Beach College Case Study Video

English Stars

Find out what this Year 4 class has to say about English Stars.
Exploring all sounds: Fun ideas to kickstart your spelling lessons

Sound Waves Literacy

A sound exploration session is the perfect way to tune students’ ears and eyes to recognise phonemes (sounds) and focus on graphemes (letter/s). Before you introduce the week’s focus phoneme, conduct a quick and easy whole-class activity that explores a…
Make sense with marking on a Monday

Think Mentals

Using marking as a learning opportunity gives students time to reflect and consolidate what they’ve learnt, and tells you the level of students’ understanding.
Interview with Lesley Englert

English Stars

Find out what English Stars author Lesley Englert has to say about this award-winning resource.
Case study: Peregian Beach College, Queensland

English Stars

Peregian Beach College is one of the first schools in Australia to use English Stars. This innovative K–12 school, nestled in the heart of the Sunshine Coast, is now into its second year of using the multi-award winning program.
What’s the difference? Understanding phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics

Sound Waves Literacy

Updates to the Australian Curriculum are shining a spotlight on teaching phonological awareness (in particular, phonemic awareness) and phonics. So whether you’re a novice or have been teaching spelling and reading this way for many years, there’s never been a…