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Sound Waves shines at Mount Pritchard Public School

Sound Waves Spelling

Over the past three years, Mount Pritchard Public School has achieved great progress in student spelling, reading and writing outcomes with the Sound Waves program.
Case study: Balarang Public School embarks on its Sound Waves journey

Sound Waves Spelling

Finding the right spelling resource takes careful consideration. Beyond the pedagogical approach and how it matches the curriculum, you may be wondering, ‘Are the teacher resources clear and easy to use? Does the program contain remediation and extension opportunities that…
Should students work online or offline? The answer is both!

English Stars

A popular debate about modern classroom practices is whether students should work online or offline. While these formats are often pitched against each other, our experience suggests a balance of both produces the best educational outcomes.
Letter reversals in handwriting

Writing Time

If you’ve ever taught in early primary, chances are you’ve seen letter reversals in a student’s handwriting. While the idea of writing reversed letters may seem unnatural to someone with years of handwriting experience (like yourself), almost all children around…
The knock-on effect of handwriting practice

Writing Time

Have you ever seen a student stumble with their handwriting as they try to create a mind map or write the next sentence in their narrative? When this happens, their thought process is stopped in its tracks.
Time to start investigating!

iMaths

It’s time to create those special maths memories that both you and your students will look back on in years to come – and iMaths is the perfect program to help you do it. It all begins when you start…
Sound Waves Spelling and synthetic phonics: The facts

Sound Waves Spelling

Systematic synthetic phonics has been in the spotlight lately, with the trial of a Year 1 Phonics Check in South Australia and the New South Wales government allocating funding for decodable texts. So what exactly is systematic synthetic phonics? What evidence is there…
The foundation of reading and spelling success

Sound Waves Spelling

The first year of school is a big deal for students, full of excitement, change and a new beast called written language. While we have a natural capacity to learn speech, we must be taught explicitly how to read and…
The proof is in the pudding with iMaths

iMaths

It may seem obvious, but the two most important factors for improved classroom results are student engagement and teacher support. With maths Investigations for students and PD workshops for teachers, iMaths has you covered.