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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…
Different Strokes: Using differentiation in handwriting for student success

Writing Time

All students are different. Whether the difference lies in their rate of learning, approach to tasks or individual interests, every student will benefit from differentiation in the classroom.
Learning is child's play! Four fun phonics games no student can resist

Sound Waves Literacy

Wind back the clock a few decades and you’d be lucky to find more than a handful of teachers using games as serious (and seriously fun!) teaching tools.
Have you used the Return or Reset features?

English Stars

Learn how to use the Return or Reset features in your next English Stars lesson!
Hold that thought: How jotting helps with mental computation

Think Mentals

We all know that the purpose of mental computation is to solve maths problems quickly and accurately in our heads. But we shouldn’t forget the importance of jotting when teaching mental computation strategies.
Think Mentals Workbook Answers Virtual Tour

Think Mentals

Everything you need to know about using Think Mentals Workbook Answers.
Sound Waves Charts: The order of phonemes

Sound Waves Literacy

The order of the consonant phonemes on the Sound Waves charts is essentially alphabetical. As most students learn alphabetical order early in life, the phoneme order on the charts enables students to find grapheme examples for phonemes quickly and easily when spelling…