Teacher Materials

Lists of PICTURE-STORY BOOKS suitable for teaching
graphophonic connections.

• Consonants  – click the consonants link to see sample pages for /b/ and /k/
  
  
• Vowels  – click the vowels link to see a sample page for /ă/
  

List of picture-story books that are useful for highlighting the 24 consonant sounds and the 20 vowel sounds of 'standard' Australian English - Aust $50 inc. GST. (If you have a "special offer" you need to write a note in the space provided after you click the "checkout" button.)

Free
If you order these materials, you will also receive
• explanatory notes
• an 8-page checklist for recording the graphophonic connections as you teach them
• a list of the sounds of standard Australian English and their common spellings.
                                     In all, approximately 80 pages.
For information about paying, please click "payment options" in the left-hand column.     

Orders will be processed as quickly as possible.    However, processing may take 2-4 weeks.     ABN: 58 498 696 166    Schools only need to purchase one set of the materials (they can be copied for use by any teachers in that school).

Please email me with details about YOUR favourite texts for teaching phonics.
I will add them to the lists so that these resources are growing and up-to-date.

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UTAS & DEPT OF EDUCATION, TASMANIA
Additional materials for teachers who took the unit, Effective Literacy Pedagogy: click here

NAPLAN and assessment issues
Link A  - Running Record Analysis, % accuracy, Self-Correction Rate
Link B  - Kemp, Running Record Observations
Link C  - Prof Brian Caldwell, Boycott NAPLAN
Link D1 - Prof Wu, Senate Submission about NAPLAN
Link D2 - Prof Wu, NAPAN results not valid or reliable
Link D3 - Prof Wu, article in 'The Age'
Link D4 - Wu, M & Hornsby, D
               NAPLAN: Margins of error in measuring student performance unacceptable
Link E  - 'Save Our Schools' article on Published Schools Results and League Tables
Link F  - 'Save Our Schools' article calling for My School to be scrapped
Link G  - 'Save Our Schools' article comparing rich and poor schools
Link H  - Wilson, L & Hornsby, D 'Teaching to the Test'

              See other articles of interest on the Save Our Schools website.

Michael Fullan, 'Choosing the wrong drivers for whole system reform'
April 2011
Download pdf here   

Practical Professional Development: Reading
If you attended the session on 19 Feb 2011, please send an email to david.hornsby@mac.com if you would like a copy of the slides from the presentation on a language-experience approach.

Bundaberg Program
Literature Unit for "The Very Best of Friends" (Margaret Wild). Written by Yasmin Mahdi and provided with permission.

ALEA Conference
If you attended the Institute on Friday 8 July, please send an email to david.hornsby@mac.com if you would like a copy of the slides from the presentation. You might also be interested in some of the handouts available above (under the heading "For teachers concerned about NAPLAN and assessment issues).

MYSA e:lit Masterclass
If you attended the Middle Years of Schooling / e:lit Masterclass, you may download a selection of slides from the presentation (now removed). You might also be interested in some of the handouts available above (under the heading "For teachers concerned about NAPLAN and assessment issues). Also, the article by Michael Fullan.

GTEN Ballarat
If you attended one of the sessions in Ballarat, you may wish to access extra information here.
      P-2      Yrs 3-6
You may also be interested in some of the information available under the heading "NAPLAN and assessment issues" above.

La Trobe University (Bundoora)
See links above (under the heading 'NAPLAN and assessment issues').