LiteracyPlanet & the Australian Curriculum: Pre-School We look at learning differently.
LiteracyPlanet & the Australian Curriculum Welcome to LiteracyPlanet & the Australian Curriculum. LiteracyPlanet is the most comprehensive online literacy resource for Australian schools. It features 1,000s of exercises to support the development of key literacy skills from the early learning years to Year 9 and up, including pre-reading, s, sight words, reading, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar and punctuation. An Australian-developed resource, LiteracyPlanet is founded on the beliefs that literacy skills are an essential foundation for life, and students learn better when they are engaged and having fun. Teachers are instrumental in helping their students develop these valuable skills, and need curriculum-aligned resources that are effective and easy to use. LiteracyPlanet s content is developed by educators and designed to complement and support teaching of the Australian Curriculum, with a primary focus on English. This guide helps teachers understand how LiteracyPlanet is aligned to the Australian Curriculum, and links each exercise to the associated knowledge, skills and learning outcomes. Using this guide, teachers will be able to see how the content is mapped to the general outcomes and strands of the English Curriculum, and what is available for their day-to-day planning. Thank you for making LiteracyPlanet a resource in your school. We are excited to be a part of your students learning journey. Adam McArthur CEO, LiteracyPlanet.
Content Summary Pre- Targeting ages 3-5, pre-reading exercises are colourful and highly interactive. They cover the following three areas: includes visually distinguishing differences and similarities, exploring concepts of directionality and identifying s, pairs and missing. Sequencing covers matching symbols, positional language, sequencing events and letter matching. deals exclusively with learning letter names (not sounds). The concept of vowels and upper and lower is also explored, and an opportunity for revision is available at the end of the section. Each of these areas includes interactive tutorials to introduce key concepts and numerous exercises to test students knowledge and application. Phonics The s content in LiteracyPlanet incorporates both an analytic and a synthetic s approach to target the early primary years. The key steps to reading acquisition are followed: 1. Phonemic awareness 2. Blending 3. Basic sight vocabulary 4. Double letter sounds 5. Long vowel rules 6. Soft c and g 7. Complex double letter sounds (diphthongs) 8. Vowel sounds with r 9. Silent letters Sight Words Sight words constitute two-thirds of all vocabulary in early reading and about half of all adult reading material. LiteracyPlanet s sight word section features two categories of words: Common Sight Words and More Sight Words. The 720 words listed under Common Sight Words include the 220 Dolch Words and other commonly occurring words in children s literature. The section titled More Sight Words was compiled by Macquarie University s Department of Cognitive Science based on studies into sight word acquisition. More than 1,400 words are covered by these two categories. All sight word lists are available on the LiteracyPlanet site, or teachers can create their own. Spelling LiteracyPlanet offers a variety of spelling categories and word lists for years Foundation to Year 8. The latter years spelling lists are predominantly made up of phonemic word grouping, word family groupings, prefix and suffix groupings, conventional spelling and etymological groupings. Students are able to click on the sentence speaker in the toolbar to hear the word used in a sentence in word play games. There are 14 word play games to help students identify, familiarise and learn their spelling and sight words in a fun and engaging manner. Teachers can also create their own word lists to suit the varying needs of individual students, their class and school. Each new letter sound correspondence is introduced via a tutorial, followed by interactive exercises to test students understanding and application.
Fluency LiteracyPlanet s reading section provides students with a range of levelled extracts based on eight categories: Creatures, Disasters, Discoveries, Mysteries, People, Bizarre, Sport and Miscellaneous. With over 400 extracts, there is something to please even the most reluctant reader. Students can select either fluency mode or reading mode to complete a reading exercise. Fluency mode records the words read per minute as students progress through the activity. Additionally, students can click on any unfamiliar words to hear them. These unfamiliar words are highlighted and voiced when the extract is played back at the recorded fluency rate and the words are displayed in the teacher report. mode allows students to read the text independently. Both the fluency mode and reading mode feature general comprehension questions, in a multi-choice format to ensure that students have read the extract. Grammar and Punctuation LiteracyPlanet s grammar section includes over 500 exercises, and content covers the early primary years to senior schooling. Key concepts covered include: of speech, vocabulary, phrases, clauses, types of sentences, punctuation, and proof reading and editing. Students have the assistance of a grammar tip in each exercise, coupled with three examples, which are located in the tool bar. Each grammar tip provides a definition of the exercise to help students understand what they are being asked to do, to allow for a more independent learning experience. Many of the reading fluency extracts also feature in the comprehension section. Comprehension The comprehension section features hundreds of fiction and non-fiction extracts, covering a range of genres. These extracts are levelled using seven internationally recognised reading schemas: Recovery, Fountas and Pinnell, PM, Developmental Age (DRA), Rigby, Lexile and Wings. Students can select from eight categories: Creatures, Disasters, Discoveries, Mysteries, People, Bizarre, Sport and Miscellaneous. The questions that follow each extract target three key comprehension skills: literal, inferential, and metacognitive. These skills are targeted using twelve strategies for reading processing: main idea, facts and details, sequencing, cause and effect, comparing and contrasting, predicting, words in context, conclusions and inferences, fact and opinion, author s purpose, figurative language, and summarising. Many of the texts in the comprehension section also feature in the reading fluency section.
Pre-School (Age 3-4) The Beginning to Early Reader and Writer 5
Content overview matched to Australian Curriculum content descriptors, strand and elaborations. Pre-School Pre-School: The Role Playing/ Experimenting Reader and Writer Pre- Skills Develop visual skills by identifying pictures and symbols that are the same and different. This prepares the learner to identify letters in words. Australian Curriculum Content Descriptors ACELA1430 Understand that texts can take many forms, can be very short (for example an exit sign) or quite long (for example an information book or a film) and that stories and informative texts have different purposes. Strand/Elaborations Literacy Elements addressed: Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing: comprehend texts; listen and respond to learning area texts; interpret and analyse learning area texts. Text knowledge: use knowledge of text structures. Word knowledge: understand learning area vocabulary. Content Overview ACELA1433 Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple digital texts work, and know some features of print, for example directionality. Literacy Elements addressed: Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing: comprehend texts; navigate, read and view learning area texts; interpret and analyse learning area texts. Text knowledge: use knowledge of text structures Word knowledge: understand learning area vocabulary Visual knowledge: understand how visual elements create meaning Fluency Skills Understand the concept that print and books carry a message. The learner will listen to a model of fluent reading of simple texts repeatedly and try to join in matching the spoken word to the written word. ACELA1434 Recognise that texts are made up of words and groups of words that make meaning. ACELA1786 Explore the different contribution of words and images to meaning in stories and informative texts. Literacy Elements addressed: Grammar knowledge: use knowledge of words and word groups Word knowledge: understand learning area vocabulary Talking about how a different story is told if we read only the words, or only the pictures; and the story that words and pictures make when combined. Exploring how the combination of print and images in texts creates meaning. ACELY1650 Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently. Talking about the meanings in texts listened to, viewed and read. Visualising elements in a text (for example drawing an event or character from a text read aloud). Providing a simple, correctly-sequenced retelling of narrative texts. Relating one or two key facts from informative texts. Finding a key word in a text to answer a literal question. Making links between events in a text and students own experiences. Making an inference about a character s feelingsdiscussing and sequencing events in stories. Drawing events in sequence, recognising that for some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories the sequence of events may be cyclical. Phonological Awareness Develop the ability to hear and identify the sounds in words and identify their in words. Develop the ability to hear rhyming sounds in words. This prepares the learner to read and spell words accurately. ACELA1439 Recognise and generate rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. ACELA1440 Recognise and name all upper and lower (graphemes) and know the most common sound that each letter represents Literacy Elements addressed: Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing: comprehend texts; listen and respond to learning area texts; interpret and analyse learning area texts. Word knowledge: understand learning area vocabulary; use spelling knowledge. - Using familiar and common letters in handwritten and digital communications. - Identifying familiar and recurring letters and the use of upper and lower case in written texts in the classroom and the community, for example Tom went to the park. Alphabet Learn the letter names of the symbols of the. Using simple functions of keyboard and mouse including typing letters, scrolling, selecting icons and drop-down menu. Learn the sequence of the letters in the. Phonics Comprehension Learn the sounds that the letters in the make. Learn the beginning, middle and ending sounds in simple words. Learn to sequence events in order. This will prepare the learner to sequence the events in texts. ACELA1439 Recognise and generate rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. ACELY1650 Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently ACELY1651 Create short texts to explore, record and report ideas and events using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge Literacy Elements addressed: Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing: comprehend texts; listen and respond to learning area texts; interpret and analyse learning area texts. Word knowledge: understand learning area vocabulary; use spelling knowledge. - Talking about the meanings in texts listened to, viewed and read. - Visualising elements in a text (for example drawing an event or character from a text read aloud). - Providing a simple, correctly-sequenced retelling of narrative texts. - Relating one or two key facts from informative texts. - Finding a key word in a text to answer a literal question. - Making links between events in a text and students own experiences. - Making an inference about a character s feelings. - Discussing and sequencing events in stories. - Drawing events in sequence, recognising that for some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories the sequence of events may be cyclical. - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. - Using image-making and beginning writing to represent characters and events in written, film and web-based texts. - Using speaking, writing and drawing to represent and communicate personal responses to ideas and events experienced through texts. - Creating short spoken, written and multimodal observations, recounts and descriptions, extending vocabulary and including some content-specific words in spoken and written texts. - Using beginning concepts about print, sound letter and word knowledge and punctuation to create short texts. 6
Pre-Preparatory / Kindergarten Pre- Category Exercise Category Detail Strand Instruction Area Knowledge Differences and similarities Differences Graphic Seeing differences - 1 Differences and similarities Differences Graphic Seeing differences - 2 Differences and similarities Differences Graphic Seeing differences - 3 Differences and similarities Differences Graphic Seeing differences - 4 Differences and similarities Similarities Graphic Seeing similarities - 1 Differences and similarities Similarities Graphic Seeing similarities - 2 Differences and similarities Similarities Graphic Seeing similarities - 3 Differences and similarities Similarities Graphic Seeing similarities - 4 Different Different Different Different Title Graphic Seeing different - 1 Graphic Seeing different - 2 Graphic Seeing different - 3 Graphic Seeing different - 4 Same Graphic Seeing the same direction - 1 Same Graphic Seeing the same direction - 2 Same Graphic Seeing the same direction - 3 Same Graphic Seeing the same direction - 4 Sizes Graphic Recognising s - 1 Sizes Graphic Recognising s - 2 Sizes Graphic Recognising s - 3 Sizes Graphic Recognising s - 4 Pairs Graphic Finding the pairs - 1 Pairs Graphic Finding the pairs - 2 Pairs Graphic Finding the pairs - 3 Pairs Graphic Finding the pairs - 4 Missing Graphic Finding the missing part - 1 Missing Graphic Finding the missing part - 2 Missing Graphic Finding the missing part - 3 Missing Graphic Finding the missing part - 4 Big things Graphic Finding the biggest thing - 1 Big things Graphic Finding the biggest thing - 2 Big things Graphic Finding the biggest thing - 3 Big things Graphic Finding the biggest thing - 4 Big things Graphic Finding the biggest thing - 5 Pre-School Pre- 7
Category Exercise Category Detail Strand Instruction Area Knowledge Title Small things Graphic Finding the smallest thing - 1 Small things Graphic Finding the smallest thing - 2 Small things Graphic Finding the smallest thing - 3 Small things Graphic Finding the smallest thing - 4 Small things Graphic Finding the smallest thing - 5 Right Graphic Finding the right - 1 Right Graphic Finding the right - 2 Right Graphic Finding the right - 3 Right Graphic Finding the right - 4 Same and similar pictures Same picture Graphic Finding the same picture - 1 Same and similar pictures Same picture Graphic Finding the same picture - 2 Same and similar pictures Same picture Graphic Finding the same picture - 3 Same and similar pictures Same picture Graphic Finding the same picture - 4 Same and similar pictures Similar picture Graphic Finding the similar picture - 1 Same and similar pictures Similar picture Graphic finding the similar picture - 2 Same and similar pictures Similar picture Graphic finding the similar picture - 3 Same and similar pictures Similar picture Graphic Finding the similar picture - 4 Same and similar pictures Similar picture Graphic Finding the similar picture - 5 Same and similar pictures Similar picture Graphic Finding the similar picture - 6 Pre-School Pre- Sequencing Matching symbols Shapes Graphic Colouring shapes Sequencing Sequencing Sequencing Sequencing Matching symbols Matching symbols Matching symbols Matching symbols Colouring pictures Colouring pictures Colouring pictures Colouring pictures Learning about Learning about Learning about Learning about Learning about Top, middle and bottom Top, middle and bottom Top, middle and bottom Top, middle and bottom Top, middle and bottom Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic Vocabulary Graphic Colouring symbols in a picture - 1 Colouring symbols in a picture - 2 Colouring symbols in a picture - 3 Colouring symbols in a picture - 4 Learning about - tutorial Vocabulary Graphic Above, under and beside Vocabulary Graphic Under, between and above Vocabulary Graphic Beside, on and above Vocabulary Graphic Between, under and on Vocabulary Graphic Top, middle and bottom - tutorial Vocabulary Graphic Top and bottom - 1 Vocabulary Graphic Top and bottom - 2 Vocabulary Graphic Top, middle and bottom - 1 Vocabulary Graphic Top, middle and bottom - 2 Sequencing Sequencing events Two events Comprehension Graphic Learning about sequences - tutorial 8
Pre-Preparatory / Kindergarten Category Exercise Category Detail Strand Instruction Area Knowledge Sequencing Sequencing events Two events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing two events - 1 Sequencing Sequencing events Two events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing two events - 2 Sequencing Sequencing events Two events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing two events - 3 Sequencing Sequencing events Two events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing two events - 4 Sequencing Sequencing events Three events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing three events - 1 Sequencing Sequencing events Three events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing three events - 2 Sequencing Sequencing events Three events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing three events - 3 Sequencing Sequencing events Three events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing three events - 4 Sequencing Sequencing events Three events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing three events - 5 Sequencing Sequencing events Three events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing three events - 6 Sequencing Sequencing events Three events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing three events - 7 Sequencing Sequencing events Three events Comprehension Graphic Sequencing three events - 8 Locating Locating Locating Locating Words in a sentence Words in a sentence Words in a sentence Words in a sentence Title Vocabulary Graphic Developing eye movement - 1 Vocabulary Graphic Developing eye movement - 2 Vocabulary Graphic Developing eye movement - 3 Vocabulary Graphic Developing eye movement - 4 Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Sequencing Matching letters Colouring letters Sequencing Matching letters Colouring letters Sequencing Matching letters Colouring letters Sequencing Matching letters Colouring letters Word in a sentence - 1 Word in a sentence - 2 Word in a sentence - 3 Word in a sentence - 4 Fish Flag Frog Duck Pre-School Pre- Letters (x 6 exercises) Letters Letters Graphic Letter matching Letters Letters Graphic Letter identification Letters Graphic Alphabet sequence Letters Graphic Letter matching (a,b,c,d) (a,b,c,d) - part 1 (a,b,c,d) (a,b,c,d) - part 1 Graphic Letter identification (a,b,c,d) 9
Category Exercise Category Detail Strand (a,b,c,d) - part 1 (a,b,c,d) - part 1 (a,b,c,d) - part 2 (a,b,c,d) - part 2 (a,b,c,d) - part 2 (e,f,g,h) - part 1 (e,f,g,h) - part 1 (e,f,g,h) - part 1 (e,f,g,h) - part 1 (e,f,g,h) - part 2 (e,f,g,h) - part 2 (e,f,g,h) - part 2 (i,j,k,l) - part 1 (i,j,k,l) - part 1 (i,j,k,l) - part 1 (i,j,k,l) - part 1 (i,j,k,l) - part 2 (i,j,k,l) - part 2 (i,j,k,l) - part 2 (m,n,o,p) - part 1 (m,n,o,p) - part 1 (m,n,o,p) - part 1 Instruction Area Knowledge Title (a,b,c,d) Letter recognition (a,b,c,d) (a,b,c,d) Graphic Letter identification (a,b,c,d) Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic Alphabet sequence (a,b,c,d) Alphabet sequence (a,b,c,d) (x 8 exercises) (e,f,g,h) Letter matching (e,f,g,h) (e,f,g,h) Letter identification (e,f,g,h) (e,f,g,h) Letter recognition (e,f,g,h) (e,f,g,h) Graphic Letter identification (e,f,g,h) Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic Alphabet sequence (e,f,g,h) Alphabet sequence (e,f,g,h) (x 8 exercises) (i,j,k,l) Letter matching (i,j,k,l) (i,j,k,l) Letter identification (i,j,k,l) (i,j,k,l) Letter recognition (i,j,k,l) (i,j,k,l) Graphic Letter identification (i,j,k,l) Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic Alphabet sequence (i,j,k,l) Alphabet sequence (i,j,k,l) (x 8 exercises) (m,n,o,p) Letter matching (m,n,o,p) (m,n,o,p) Letter identification (m,n,o,p) (m,n,o,p) Pre-School Pre- 10
Pre-Preparatory / Kindergarten Category Exercise Category Detail Strand (m,n,o,p) - part 1 (m,n,o,p) - part 2 (m,n,o,p) - part 2 (m,n,o,p) - part 2 (q,r,s,t,u) - part 1 (q,r,s,t,u) - part 1 (q,r,s,t,u) - part 1 (q,r,s,t,u) - part 1 (q,r,s,t,u) - part 2 (q,r,s,t,u) - part 2 (q,r,s,t,u) - part 2 (v,w,x,y,z) - part 1 (v,w,x,y,z) - part 1 (v,w,x,y,z) - part 1 (v,w,x,y,z) - part 1 (v,w,x,y,z) - part 2 (v,w,x,y,z) - part 2 (v,w,x,y,z) - part 2 Alphabet games -part 1 Alphabet games -part 1 Alphabet games -part 2 Alphabet games -part 2 Alphabet games -part 2 Alphabet games -part 2 Instruction Area Knowledge Title Letter recognition (m,n,o,p) (m,n,o,p) Graphic Letter identification (m,n,o,p) Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic Alphabet sequence (m,n,o,p) Alphabet sequence (m,n,o,p) (x 8 exercises) (q,r,s,t,u) Letter matching (q,r,s,t,u) (q,r,s,t,u) Letter identification (q,r,s,t,u) (q,r,s,t,u) Letter recognition (q,r,s,t,u) (q,r,s,t,u) Graphic Letter identification (q,r,s,t,u) Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic Alphabet sequence (q,r,s,t,u) Alphabet sequence (q,r,s,t,u) (x 8 exercises) (v,w,x,y,z) Letter matching (v,w,x,y,z) (v,w,x,y,z) Letter identification (v,w,x,y,z) (v,w,x,y,z) Letter recognition (v,w,x,y,z) (v,w,x,y,z) Graphic Letter identification (v,w,x,y,z) Graphic Graphic Graphic Alphabet sequence (v,w,x,y,z) Alphabet sequence (v,w,x,y,z) (x 8 exercises) Alphabet sequence Graphic Letter matching Graphic Letter identification Graphic Alphabet sequence Letter recognition Pre-School Pre- 11
Category Exercise Category Detail Strand Instruction Area Knowledge Graphic Revision - part 2 Alphabet games Graphic Title Alphabet sequence (x 4 exercises) Letter matching Revision - part 2 Alphabet games Graphic Letter identification Revision - part 2 Alphabet games Revision - part 2 Alphabet games Graphic Alphabet sequence (x 5 exercises) Pre-School Pre- 12
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