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What to consider when choosing a literacy program to use at home.
When should you start teaching your child to read?
The answer may be simpler than you think.
Every child develops at their own pace. Rather than worrying about the "right" age to start reading, focus on building strong foundations through talking, playing, singing and sharing books together. When your child is ready, phonics can provide a gentle and effective pathway into reading.
Learn about the signs of reading readiness and share gentle, and evidence-based ways to support your child's literacy journey—without pressure.
Blending is one of the most important early reading skills. Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to help children decode words and read with confidence.
A clear guide to the Fitzroy Program, explaining how the decodable Readers and Word Skills workbooks support structured phonics learning from Foundation onwards.
How to Help a Child Who Is Struggling to Read: Evidence-Based Strategies for Parents and Teachers.
Evidence-based tips to support literacy and numeracy development, build confidence, and give children the strong foundations they need for NAPLAN success.
Discover how integrated Word Skills workbooks support the Fitzroy Program’s decodable readers. A complete F–6 systematic phonics approach to reading, writing, spelling, and comprehension.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I saying the sounds correctly?” — you’re not alone.
Reading starts with understanding the sounds letters make. When children hear those sounds clearly and learn to blend them carefully, reading becomes much easier.
Evidence-based phonics shows that sound-by-sound decoding builds confidence and independence.
Clear modelling makes a real difference — especially in the early years.
Systematic synthetic phonics gives students a reliable pathway into reading and writing. It helps them understand how English works, builds confidence early, and lays the foundations for comprehension, creativity and a love of language.
Pencils, paper and books build strong readers. Discover why handwriting and hard-copy phonics resources support confident literacy learning.
Why Pencils, Paper and Books Still Matter for Learning to Read and Write!
How Systematic Phonics Boosts Creativity in Early Literacy - and Builds Confident, Young Writers
A phonics-based English curriculum trusted by home schooling families across Australia for over 40 years.
