Which standardised assessment does PLD recommend?
There is so much confusion surrounding sight words. Do you have any tips?
PLD Screening tools? Which tests do I use?
Can I request the PLD excel tracking sheets to enhance the school’s implementation of PLD by tracking student performance each term?
How well should students be reading at the end of the Foundation school year?
I want to start the year well. Can you assist with the EARLY YEARS or FOUNDATION testing being recorded on the PLD Excel Tracking Sheets?
Do you have any tips for using the PLD excel spreadsheets for tracking student skill acquisition?
I am marking PLD spelling placement tests and I am not sure when to mark words as correct or incorrect?
We use a lot of PM readers, is there is a PLD to PM reading level correlation available?
PLD's Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Teaching Sequence Manual
Prospective Authors? Does PLD Accept Publishing Submissions?
PM Benchmarking? What do you suggest? Can PM's be incorporated with SSP/PLD?
Do the PLD stages correspond to year levels in primary school?
How does the fourth edition of Phonic and Sight Word Sequence compare to previous editions?
Colour-coding and choosing the correct sounding-out strategy.
How many spelling words do you provide?
Where to after decodable reading books? What next?
How well should students be spelling at the end of the Foundation school year?
Re-reading vs Continuous reading for fluency, what does the evidence say?
Catering for strong spellers with high scores in Stages 5 & 6, and those moving beyond Stage 6.
I have high (secondary) school students with very low literacy levels. Is PLD relevant?
Why is it beneficial to integrate annual end of year standardised testing with the PLD process?
How many spelling groups? I have completed the placement test, but how do I create groups?
Interpreting the results from the PLD 'Early Reading Profile'
Early Reading Profiles and placing results onto tracking sheets
When do you start decodable reading books? How do you decide upon the levels?
Can you clarify how to sound out (and colour code) these words?
Teaching the alphabet: students on the PLD programs are effectively learning the alphabet sounds, but when are letter names taught?
The issue of reversals & capitals in spelling tests.
The PLD decodable reading books are working really well. Are there additional sets?
Phonic and Sight Word Sequence Charts - Your frequently asked questions
Middle & upper primary students who are slow to progress through PLD’s Stages 1 and 2. Do you have any suggestions?
After Stage 3 words on the PLD Early Reading Profile, what are the appropriate methods of tracking reading?
Can I request a quote for the decodable reading books?
I have not taught Kindy/Kindergarten for many years. Can you provide me with a quick update?
Are the PLD phonic spelling lists available in a digital format or on-line?
Spelling rules. Where do they occur in PLD’s Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) program?
What is the difference between the PLD Decodable Reading Books sets?
FAQ: Ed. Support Students/Centres & Students With Autism & PLD's SSP Program
Why does PLD advocate for three ability groups instead of four or five?
Can I view sample pages of the books in the first reading book sets?
I am familiar with THRASS. Does PLD have similar charts?
We are running a 'Reading Workshop' for our parents so they can assist in their child's reading potential.
I need to work on my child's literacy skills (particularly spelling & writing) at home. Where do I start?
How is the end of Term 2 screening plotted onto the PLD tracking sheets?
Can you help me understand the developmental milestones my child should be achieving?
How do I know if I am choosing the correct resources for my Year 1 class?
How does PLD focus on vocabulary within their product offering?
Can you help me understand the developmental milestones my child should be achieving??
I am a parent and I have concerns about how PLD is being implemented in my child's class.
How do I buy and access the PLD downloadable desk strips?
I have a student who still struggles with onset and rime. How can I help?
In Stage 1, should we place less emphasis on groups of words with initial and final blends?
What end of Term 2 screening is to be scheduled?
Do we need to use the updated tracking sheets? Why shouldn't we re-use last years?
What is the purpose of the 'Early Literacy Screening Tool' and how does it differ to other screens found in PLD's WSLP?
What happens when there are several students who are operating at stages 3 or 4 in a Year 2 class?
I have 5 levels in my Year 1 class. Do you have any suggestions?
We have used the previous pre-literacy screen and I'm just curious why the screen has been updated?
What happens when the correct spelling of test words does not transfer to writing?
How do schools introduce PLD's whole school screening in Term 3 (or within semester 2)?
Help! Students decoding and spelling at different levels?
PLD Upgrading Books to Newer Editions
My school has been implementing PLD for a while, but how do we start using the tracking sheets?
I have entered the testing onto tracking sheets. Can I get feedback on my class data?
Long vowels and how to colour code and use Elkonin Boxes?
Requests to review a school's PLD tracking sheets. What steps are required?
Low-entry Students in Year 1 & 2 Who Are Struggling with Target 1 CVC
Do PLD programs link to the Australian National Curriculum?
Can you assist with grouping my class for Term 2 using the PLD Placement Tests and the Tracking Sheets?
Early Years: Screening Syllablification (syllables) can you clarify?
Additional Sets of Decodable Reading Books Required?
Request of School Names implementing PLD? Can you provide names of schools?
Updates to thedownloadable PLD Teaching Sequence & Screening & Trackign Manuals
A collection of questions raised in relation to the Early Years and Foundation screening.
Actions when teaching the alphabet or phonics
The Term 2 Early Years Skill: Initial Sound Awareness. Questions re: teaching, testing mid and end of term?
The Use of Songs & Actions
End of Term Screening: Establishing Groups For The Next Term
Questions relating to specific phonic concepts and SSP e.g. q, x & all?
What happens when studnts move up a group/stage? Does this create another group or are they slotted in to the existing group/stage?
How does PLD fit into Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3 implementation
How does PLD cater for the different fonts used around Australia within the range of books?
Speech to Print VS. Print to Speech
My Foundation Class is low, should I drop down and teach the Early Years teaching sequence?
Using Tracking Sheets for Composite/ Split Classes
Syllables? Syllable Rules for PLD Encoding & Decoding Lists and Speficically for Spelling?
Reporting- Does PLD provide templates to report literacy development to parents?
Who enters the student results into the tracking sheets? Teachers? Someone in the leadership team? Or someone at PLD?
End of Early Years Attainment Levels? Should students know just 1 alphabet group? or 2? or 3?