Welcome!
At Read Australia™ we believe ALL children- even if English is not a first language or there are learning difficulties- should have a good understanding of the English written code ( ie reading, writing and spelling) BEFORE the end of Year 2. To do this we need a more effective partnership between teachers and parents- and more direct instruction. School or Kindy? Please Click Here for In-Service Training/ Professional Development including Jolly Phonics Training
Parents can quickly learn how to teach their children to read and spell - with a focus on effective phonics programs and the development of verbal intelligence.
Successful Reading Programs
When choosing a reading program you can ask about results, based on clinical studies and research- to ascertain it's effectiveness. Of course any program is only as good as it's teacher!
We have included some of the main programs, that have been used for some time and have been shown to be effective.
These are based on direct, explicit teaching of phonics.
Current literacy research' will give you a more thorough understanding of the what an effective program must consist of- and why a whole word approach is not effective for the highest number of children.
At Read Australia™ we do only support strategies that are geared towards a preventative approach- which means using programs that are going to help the highest number of children- including those with learning difficulties and where English is a second language.
About the Phono-Graphix
Teaching Method
About the Jolly Phonics Teaching Method
Emma is the only Jolly Phonics Accredited
Jolly Phonics Trainer based within QLD - Click Here for Jolly Phonics Training Courses
About the SuperPhonics
Teaching Method -
Read, Write Inc- by Ruth Miskin
About the THRASS Teaching Method
About the Sounds~Write Teaching Method
About The Speech Sound
(and Vowel) Set
About the MULTILIT
- Making up lost time in Literacy- Method
Let Read Australia™ know of other effective 'teaching reading and spelling using phonics' methods
Useful 'Teaching Reading and Spelling' Web sites'
If you teach any of the methods shown above please do send us details of courses, relevant links etc. Happy to add them without charge!
Support for Parents /Australia
The Read Australia™ free support group is called
'Parents Aboard' and is a useful supportive community for parents, carers and teachers who are interested in learning more about early literact development, and how to deal with poor literacy levels.
If you are a literacy specialist please join the group and contribute! We'd love to welcome
you on board.
Please also watch our free literacy videos on YouTube- eg 
Instructional DVDs coming soon.
Information for Parents- How to Teach
Children to Read and Spell
NAPLAN results - for reading, writing and spelling- show that QLD students rank SIXTH in the country when compared to other states.
Summary - Publication of National Summary Report: Achievement in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy 2010 released Sept
Join us to bring about change!
Private Literacy Assessments
Is your child struggling to read and spell with
confidence- especially if
7 years or older?
If so please request a private 90 minute assessment
session with Read Australia™ Director
Emma Hartnell-Baker BEd Hons. MA
Special Educational Needs
$165 per session- held on the Gold Coast
Queensland Australia
She will assess your child's current level, identify the 'gaps' in his or her learning
and tell you what you need to do next- and what to recommend to their school.
Email Emma to book an apt today!
Useful Books / Resources/ Links
Visit 'Teaching children to read and spell'
page
We hope to help you sift through the 
numerous books and resoures currently on offer so that you can save time, effort and money- and help your child learn to read, write and spell with confidence, as quickly as possible!
In the meantime get great prices from
Fishpond- click here to search and order.
Selected resources will be here shortly- thanks for your patience while we complete the newly designed site!
Read Australia™ - Created for Parents and Teachers - Have you asked 'How do I help my child with reading and spelling?' Free information about how to teach children to read, write and spell using phonics revealed..
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