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# PLD recommends 3 targeted teaching groups in the Junior Primary. Why?

|| PLD's recommends teacher's establish 3 targeted teaching groups. Within a 30 minute SSP lesson format, teachers then aim to deliver 3 levels of phonic-based word lists. 

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|| Why does PLD _NOT_ recommend 4 - 6 groups of narrow phonic based word lists?
* Although some teachers can manage the teaching and delivery of spelling tasks to 4 - 6 lists, _rarely_ will these teachers be able to deliver 4 - 6 phonic dictation passages within the 30 minute SSP session. 
* PLD advocates for a minimum of 2 days a week of phonic dictation, delivered to the three targeted teaching groups.

After screening students in the [Early Years](https://pld-literacy.org/product/early-years-screening-tracking-manual/) and [Foundation](https://pld-literacy.org/product/foundation-screening-tracking-manual/), and entering the data into the [tracking sheets](https://pld-literacy.org/plds-tracking-sheets/): **PLD recommends merging similar groups to create 3 targeted teaching groups.**


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|| What not to do:
Have many, narrow targeted teaching groups, then as a result not schedule the twice weekly phonic dictation tasks.