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Sound Waves Literacy lessons in action!

Sound Waves Literacy

Whether you’re introducing Sound Waves Literacy to your classroom for the first time or simply looking to improve outcomes and get the most out of your resources, we’ve got you covered. These video demonstrations are designed to show you how…
Strengthen literacy skills with these small-group games using Student Charts

Sound Waves Literacy

We know teachers are always looking for opportunities to further engage students in learning tasks that help to consolidate lessons and address explicitly taught concepts.
Spelling Diagnostic Test video tutorial

Sound Waves Literacy

Watch this handy video tutorial to find out about the Sound Waves Spelling Diagnostic Test used in Years 1 to 6. We cover how to conduct the test, how to mark the test, and ways to provide targeted remediation.
Sound Waves Literacy Online: Handy tips and features

Sound Waves Literacy

There’s so much to discover at Sound Waves Literacy Online. Aside from oodles of quality lesson materials, the intuitive digital design is packed with handy tools and features that make teaching in a modern classroom seamless.
Spelling and handwriting: A valuable partnership!

Sound Waves Literacy

All educators know the challenge of juggling competing priorities in a crowded curriculum. Handwriting can easily be the first thing to be overlooked, but for Foundation teachers it’s a crucial part of literacy development — let’s unpack why.
Western Australia embraces systematic synthetic phonics with new mandates

Sound Waves Literacy

Western Australian schools are now mandated to follow the updated Phonics and Word Knowledge sub-strand of the new English Curriculum.
High-frequency words, special words, sight words – what's the difference?

Sound Waves Literacy

High-frequency words, as the name suggests, are the words most often used in English and can contain common or unusual phoneme–grapheme relationships.
Sound Waves Literacy: Parent video

Sound Waves Literacy

We understand how important it is for parents to be aware of what’s happening in the classroom when it comes to reading and spelling. That’s why, for schools using Sound Waves Literacy resources, we’ve put together this informative video for…
How to deliver effective modelled reading with projectable Sound Waves Decodable Readers

Sound Waves Literacy

Before students begin reading independently, it’s important they are explicitly taught phoneme–grapheme relationships and have the opportunity to observe effective modelled reading.