Literacy for Kids specialises in delivering effective literacy instruction in Australia and NZ. Our program reflects best practice, grounded in solid, evidence-based research. LFK delivers positive outcomes in literacy to help every learner aged 7 to 16 years to achieve their academic potential.
With more than 1400 activities featuring video, music and imagery, LFK is the ideal classroom program that captures interest and supports student learning.
Students receive immediate feedback while teachers can review the progress of a class or individual through their own portal, empowering them to deliver support where it’s needed most.
LFK has evolved from the successful Queensland Government-backed Literacy for Boys program, which has a proven track record of improving outcomes in spelling, reading and comprehension.
LFK is for all boys and girls to lift the literacy standards of the next generation of Australian school students.
Watch this short video to learn more about how the Literacy For Kids program works.
Literacy for Kids has been designed to respond to how kids learn, where their interests lie and how best to engage with their learning.
Reading age improvements of 12 months after just 18 weeks using the program.
Student or teacher guided. Can be incorporated within lessons, used with learning support or extra work for student extension.
Learner dashboard to motivate students. Teacher-specific learning dashboard to track and analyse learners.
Tested Age for spelling, reading & comprehension improved by 12 months in just 18 weeks using the program.
We completed an 18-week research study in 2018 documenting the feedback from teachers who used the program. We also surveyed students to gain their responses to the program.
LFK improved test scores in spelling, comprehension, punctuation and reading confidence.
We know that this information is important to teachers and schools that wish to integrate our program into their curriculum.
“At the conclusion of the 18 week trial we used those same tests to measure the distance travelled and were delighted to see an increase of nearly 12 months across all those areas. Most important was the anecdotal feedback from our students who were engaged and enjoying using the program. The program allows for differentiated delivery of content in an enticing platform that has captured not only the interest of our students.”
Words are age relevant and sequenced. Spelling activities follow the themed topics to make them interesting, engaging and fun. Among the many insights that have come from learning-theory in education is the maxim that there is no substitute for practice. Mastery in any skill comes from practice. Words that are commonly misspelt are also included.
Comprehension passages aim to test and improve your understanding of what you read. Hence, this justifies their inclusion in English examinations and classroom work. You must understand a variety of comprehension skills: state a writer’s aim, indicate the main ideas, understand the language used, summarise and so on. Video, images and music grab their attention and get them engaged.
Before you begin to use any tool, you must know what it is for, how it should be used and why it is designed in a certain way. Accurate grammar is necessary for reading and writing with meaning. Language analysis and its usage is a necessary skill and activities include word meanings, sentence combination, verbs, nouns etc. to name just a few.
Punctuation marks divide sentences so that their meaning is made clear. The exercises instruct and revise punctuation. Plus a range of fun resources, such as word finds and crosswords, which can be downloaded and printed.
LFK has partnered with world leading data analytics provider IntelliBoard™ to provide best-in-class insights.
Tanya has a Bachelor of Education with over 20 years’ teaching experience in international schools and throughout Australia (Qld, NSW, WA). She has run her own successful tutoring business, One Step Ahead Tutoring for over 10 years.
As a passionate teacher and literacy specialist, my work sits at the intersection of research and classroom practice. After a decade of teaching, another decade establishing a large tutoring business…
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