The Better Start Literacy Approach offers comprehensive professional learning opportunities tailored for teachers, teacher aides, and literacy leaders. Our structured literacy professional learning and development is designed to enhance teaching practices from Years 0 to 8, ensuring effective implementation of evidence-based literacy instruction.
For those new to BSLA, we provide a free online course, "A Better Start to Reading," which delves into foundational skills such as phonological awareness, print concepts, and vocabulary knowledge for children aged 4-6 years. This course is ideal for professionals and parents keen on supporting early reading development.
By engaging with our PLD programmes and resources, educators can confidently foster literacy success in young learners.
Supporting classroom teachers to implement high quality, evidence-based literacy teaching is part of an important role played by Teacher Aides.
Supporting classroom teachers to implement high quality, evidence-based literacy teaching is part of an important role played by Teacher Aides.
The research evidence is very clear about the importance of getting children off to a great start in their early literacy learning. Early reading success is the best predictor of later reading achievement, which in turn is closely linked to educational success and healthy wellbeing.
The research evidence is very clear about the importance of getting children off to a great start in their early literacy learning. Early reading success is the best predictor of later reading achievement, which in turn is closely linked to educational success and healthy wellbeing.
Providers of Professional Learning and Development (PLD) in Structured Literacy Teaching for Years 0-8.
Providers of Professional Learning and Development (PLD) in Structured Literacy Teaching for Years 0-8.
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