Don’t know where to start? Confused?Need help?

We have gathered in this section resources, or provided links to further websites to help you understand the finer detail of the research and practice of structured literacy, and how to make the change in your school, or how to support your child at home.

You might also like to check out our page listing NZ-based structured literacy Facebook groups.

Please get in touch if you have suggestions for other resources we should add, or links to helpful resources you have come across and recommend we add.

Index of Support

The Basics - start here
Structured Literacy PLD Providers: signposting on PLD options
Find Teaching Resources: signposting to suppliers of resources to support your teaching
Case Studies: schools that have implemented structured literacy
Decodable Books: description of role of decodables and where to buy or access them
Balanced vs Structured Literacy: explanation of the differences
Play and Structured Literacy: information on how to incorporate both approaches
Presentation for Schools: includes letter for parents on change
Useful Websites: list of other websites to refer to
Media Coverage: links to media coverage in NZ on structured literacy
Approaching your School for Support: guide for parents with children with specific needs
Guide to assess Literacy Programmes: for parents and teachers
Structured Literacy Toolkit for Parents

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The Basics

Learn more about how the brain learns to read and evidence based literacy instruction practices in line with those findings.

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Finding PLD

If you are a school wanting to invest in training your staff and make a switch to structured literacy, find out what PLD providers are out there.

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Find teaching resources

Are you looking for quality teaching resources to support your structured literacy instruction? Check out our list of NZ businesses selling resources. Some resources are free as well.

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Case Studies

Hear and read about how schools across NZ have gone about making a school wide change to a structured literacy approach. The challenges, success factors and the results.

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Decodable books

Find out more about decodable readers and where to buy them.

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Balanced vs Structured Literacy

Confused about the differences? Read on.

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Play and structured literacy

Learn more about how you can implement structured literacy in your play-based classroom.

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Presentation for Schools

Want to introduce your school to Structured Literacy? We’ve got a basic presentation and letter for parents you can use or adapt as a starting point.

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Useful websites

Looking for go to websites. Check out our list.

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Media coverage

Structured Literacy is getting more media attention. Share these with your school.

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Getting support for your child

Do you need to talk to your child’s teacher on how to better support them in class with their literacy (and numeracy). This guide will give you some great tips on what to think about and how to approach the school.

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Guide to assess programmes

Are you confused whether a programme or resource is in line with the science, is structured literacy? This guide will give you some pointers.

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Supporting your child at home

A collection of low cost or free resources you can put together at home to help your child learn to read and write using a structured literacy approach.