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Tips to give your students an edge in Word Mania
Word Mania is officially underway and schools around Australia and New Zealand are already posting incredible results as part of the Practice Round! Word Mania is one of our favourite Read more…
Word Mania is back for 2019
The world’s biggest, most fun online literacy competition is back! LiteracyPlanet’s Word Mania is up and running again for schools in Australia and New Zealand and this year the competition Read more…
Important update for LiteracyPlanet users
The world of technology never stops moving, and we wanted to provide a brief explanation about a recent software update that may affect some of our users. But first, a Read more…
Out and about in May!
May has been another massive month at LiteracyPlanet and we’ve had a ball bringing our program to schools around the world! Here are a few highlights from the month of Read more…
LiteracyPlanet named Best Online Literacy Solution at BESSIE Awards
LiteracyPlanet has been named winner of the 25th Annual Best Education Software (BESSIE) Award in the Upper Elementary Online Literacy Category! The BESSIE Awards are run by The ComputED Gazette Read more…
Out and about in April!
April has been a massive month for the LiteracyPlanet team! We’ve hit the road, visiting schools around the world to provide in-depth training and share some of LiteracyPlanet’s incredible new Read more…
LiteracyPlanet Launches Quick Assign
LiteracyPlanet has released a new product update to make searching, locating and assigning exercises to students quicker and easier. Quick Assign allows teachers to perform quick program wide searches to Read more…
My Avatar and Arcade Update
We have released 3 new upgrades to make LiteracyPlanet more fun and flexible! My Avatar With LiteracyPlanet’s avatars students can personalise their profile and express their personality. The new ‘My Avatar’ Read more…
Over 300 New Exercises for Tablet
We’ve added over 300 new grammar and punctuation exercises to our already jam-packed tablet app! And what’s more, we’ve made them fun, interactive and gamified, because we know all kids learn better Read more…
Calls for NAPLAN overhaul
Few topics cause as much contention in the staffroom as NAPLAN, particularly now as the Federal Government’s review into the national assessment swings into gear. While Federal Education Minister Simon Read more…
Premier League clubs win big with Word Mania
You have to be as quick between the ears as you are on your feet if you want to be a professional footballer, and academy players from the top Premier Read more…
Word Mania USA 2019 Winners Announced!
Students created over 6,000,000 words as part of the most fun online spelling competition in the United States. After two weeks of competition, LiteracyPlanet has officially announced the winners of Read more…
Out and about in March!
There’s never a dull moment in the world of education and the LiteracyPlanet team has been on the road over the last couple of weeks! We’ve been attending conferences, providing Read more…
LiteracyPlanet at Bret Harte Elementary School
LiteracyPlanet was delighted to be part of Chicago Literacy Alliance’s (CLA) Literacy Night at Bret Harte Elementary School last week. Literacy Nights are one of the CLA’s signature programs and Read more…
Premier League clubs shoot to score in Word Mania challenge
The Premier League is one of the most popular football competitions in the world, and this year the excitement isn’t just on the pitch. Academy players from some of the Read more…
We can help with NAPLAN online
The early months of a school year can be a stressful time for students and teachers alike. And just when you start to hit your stride and feel like things Read more…
Lagging literacy levels are a looming problem
The ability to read, write, communicate and comprehend a piece of text is crucial for success, no matter what walk of life you’re following. Despite this, key literacy skills remain Read more…
Word Mania USA Leaderboards are now live!
It’s official – we’re getting to the pointy end of the Word Mania USA Practice Round! With just two weeks to go until Word Mania USA officially begins, students around Read more…
LiteracyPlanet Sight Words
LiteracyPlanet Sight Words contains over 400 high frequency words commonly used in children’s texts. These words cannot be decoded using phonemic rules and children are taught to recognise them visually. Read more…
