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Australia and New Zealand’s biggest literacy competition has wrapped up for 2018! More than 400,000 students from 2,000 schools improved their literacy outcomes by participating in Word Mania this year. Run by Read more…
LiteracyPlanet has added writing to the literacy skill areas covered by its program. The new writing component includes a broad range of content and provides an exciting addition to the program, which is the Read more…
One of the biggest challenges an educator faces if finding a way to engage underperforming students. Recent analysis from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) suggests that gamification helps motivate students, particularly those who need to Read more…
Students around the world are falling in love with LiteracyPlanet. Premier education resource LiteracyPlanet has well and truly gone global, with confirmation it is now used in schools across more Read more…
Don’t miss your chance to win a share in $350,000 in prizes and take part in the word-building fun that is Word Mania 2018! Australia’s biggest online literacy competition is just around Read more…
It’s that time of the year again! Australia’s biggest online literacy competition is back, with LiteracyPlanet’s Word Mania 2018. Close to half a million students around Australia are expected to take Read more…
Writing skills are one of the most important literacy skills to develop and can also be one of the most difficult to teach. That’s why we have added new curriculum-aligned Read more…
Almost 400,000 school students from 100 countries improved their English literacy skills by participating in the world’s biggest school literacy competition, Word Mania International. Run by LiteracyPlanet for Years 1 Read more…
Reading is an essential skill for learning and life, and stories take children on wonderful adventures. As Dr. Seuss wrote in I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!, “The more that you Read more…
Amongst the talk and debate around how schools should use the additional Federal Government funding they will receive following the Gonski review, there is a broadly accepted priority: early literacy. Studies Read more…
A study by leading reading researchers at Macquarie University’s Department of Cognitive Science has found that using LiteracyPlanet with children who are classified as poor readers has significant treatment effects. Read more…
A while ago, we asked this question on our Facebook page: what advice would you give to a new teacher? The answers we got were so great, we thought we’d Read more…
Traditional language teaching often focuses on repetition and rote learning, but children want to learn through experience and engagement. Discover how you can make learning fun with these exciting and Read more…
Differentiation is fundamental to modern teaching standards. By acknowledging the diversity of the learning experience, educators can provide a better learning environment for their students. Discover what the experts have Read more…
Student engagement is essential for any learning experience. In order to keep your students active and attentive during spelling lessons, it’s important to mix-up your teaching methods. Discover how to Read more…
Gamification involves the application of game-related principles and to non-game contexts such as education in order to improve outcomes. Gamification can keep students engaged throughout the semester, with studies finding an up to Read more…
LiteracyPlanet has been named by leading education media publisher, The Teach Company, as one of the ’50 Best Edtech’ resources for secondary schools. The Teach Company group provides teachers in the Read more…
It’s generally accepted that there are seven different learning styles. While most of us fall across the spectrum of each of these styles, facilitating lessons that are engaging on all Read more…
It can be tough to think of ways to keep things interesting when teaching writing to high school students. Fortunately, there are so many great lesson plans out there to Read more…
The English language is complex, and it’s difficult for even native speakers to know all of the intricacies of its grammar rules. Here are a few of the more difficult Read more…
