English

At Mylor Primary School this year, we have implemented a new Literacy Program across the school. The Program is called Playberry Laser Multisensory Literacy Program. This program is an evidence informed program and is designed to align with the Australian Curriculum for English.

Playberry Laser T1-2 follows a structured, systematic, synthetic phonics approach to teaching reading and spelling. Learning to read involves recognising individual sounds in words (phonemes) and mapping them to the letters or groups of letters (graphemes) representing those sounds.

By explicitly teaching the relationships between letters and sounds, children develop foundational skills necessary for reading fluently and accurately. The efficacy of the structured, synthetic phonics approach is supported by one of the strongest evidence bases in educational research.

In the early years of Playberry Laser, students learn how to read and spell basic code (letter-sound correspondences) and progress to more complex letter-sound correspondences (extended code). Supporting knowledge like spelling rules, syllable types, and syllable division is taught, as these concepts support decoding and correct orthographic choice when spelling.

In the middle years, students consolidate their knowledge of extended code, less frequent, more complex spelling patterns, syllable type knowledge, and spelling rules that support accurate orthographic choice.

Students in the upper years consolidate less frequent spellings and master spelling rules associated with how meaningful word parts (morphemes) come together. From Reception to Year 6, students are taught morphemes, grammar concepts, and standard spelling rules.