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evidence-based learning
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explicit phonics teaching
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structured & sequential
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effective reading instruction
〰️ evidence-based learning 〰️ explicit phonics teaching 〰️ structured & sequential 〰️ effective reading instruction
Meet Kate
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Founder and Director of Let's Learn Now in Newcastle, Kate has had a successful career in primary school teaching, small business, training and development, adult learning, leadership management and corporate enterprise. She has extensive experience in the principles and practises around teaching people how to read and write, and applies this knowledge using MSL therapy.
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Kate has taught literacy skills to people of all ages, from primary school students to adults attending English classes at TAFE. She has run educational seminars and training courses about the benefits and success of using MSL therapy. She has developed a literacy toolkit for educators and parents to assist them in teaching the fundamental skills of reading, writing, spelling and comprehension. She is continually creating fun and engaging learning resources to help all learners achieve their academic goals.
Let's Learn Now was started with a passion for helping children to develop their reading, writing, spelling and comprehension skills to achieve their academic goals. This passion drives the vision to see that every person has access to learning opportunities that will help them reach their full potential.
The foundation skills that children learn at a young age are paramount to how/what they experience during their schooling years and beyond. Let's Learn Now wants to help make this a positive time by fostering literacy skills including phonics and reading fluency, through explicit, structured and evidenced-based instruction, and by providing lifelong tools that will enable them to excel beyond their expectations.
Explicit Phonics Instruction
Explicit Phonics Instruction is a systematic and structured method of teaching reading by focusing on the relationship between sounds (phonemes) and their written representations (graphemes). This approach breaks down the reading process into clear, manageable steps that help students decode words effectively.
Benefits of Explicit Phonics Instruction:
Provides a clear framework for learning to read
Builds student confidence
Supports struggling readers
Creates a strong foundation for advanced literacy skills
Reduces reading frustration
Helps students develop independent reading strategies
Literacy Teaching Strategies
All of Let’s Learn Now products incorporate literacy teaching strategies that support teaching and learning from Stage 2 to Stage 5 in the Australian syallabus. They align with curriculum task descriptors, syllabus outcomes and literacy learning progressions.
The teaching strategies offered in our ‘Learn to Read’ kits target specific literacy skills and suggest a learning sequence to build skill development. Educators can select individual tasks or a sequence to suit their learners.
