Here at The Literacy Bug, we have been tidying up some of our presentation slides. We thought it would be an opportune time share them with you.

First of all, you may or may not know that we have a few video presentations on our YouTube Channel. These presentations can also be found here.

When reviewing these presentations, it was inevitable that we’d find ways to refine and improve them. In this case, we’ve attempted to trim down excess materials for a clearer expression of the main ideas (or, at least, that is what we hope is the case).

Below are links to pdfs of the updated slides. Please note: we have only updated the slides. We haven’t re-recorded the video presentations. At some time in the future, we may get around to re-recording some of the lectures so that they are more succinct and to the point.

In the meantime, we encourage you to download and explore the updated materials below.

Updated Slides from the Main Presentations:

• Overview of Literacy Development

• Teaching According to the Stages of Literacy Development

• Resources to Assist with Literacy Teaching and Learning

• Guidance on How to Plan and Monitor for Effective Teaching and Learning

Updated Slides for Guidance on Supporting Decoding and Encoding:

• Mastering the Code: The Alphabetic Principle

• Analysing Spoken Words (Encoding)

• Word Sorts (Exploring Patterns)

Updated Slides on Sentence Structure:

• The Sentence: Types, Features and Structures

We hope you find the updated materials useful. Please enjoy and explore!