Firefly Press
Print Media in Sunshine Coast

At Firefly Education we make kids smarter and teachers and parents happy. Ann and Peter were approached by author Mary Schwenke to revise her lengthy standing phonics and handwriting series Letters and Sounds! The year 200 marked the begin of Peter and Ann gathering a cast of exciting and talented people to work in the Firefly team. He was driven to apply this principle to a maths' series that impaired an (Investigations) based approach. Peter’s award-winning team of authors, along with the Firefly team, are honored to be recognized nationally for this truly innovative and effective maths program. What after for the Firefly team? The Firefly team is off to EduTECH to tell the world about English Stars, our fresh blended teaching and learning program. We’ve teamed up with literacy specialist Nicole Forrest to create the Spelling Masterclass a comprehensive full day workshop that provides teachers with the skills to effectively teach spelling. Find out more about our award winning products. Firefly Education may refund you for a non defective product provided that: 1. The return is prearranged with Firefly Education. A strengthened focus on the relationship between sounds and letters (graphemes). We’ve investigated the changes and can endorse that the Sound Waves program comprehensively covers all three threads in the phonics and word knowledge sub strand. So if you already teach a Safe Waves program, you’ve got the Curriculum covered! It’s imperative to note that the 10 rule applies to a class for a complete year. To assist you work out how much you can copy with a statutory license, we’ve created a speedy guide below. We labor tirelessly to create and develop innovative products for the unused Australian classroom. They’ll love solving the clues to find the right List Words. Why do you think professional development training for phonemic awareness and phonics is so important? To grasp how written language works, students need systematic, distinct instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics. Professional training ensures teachers have the knowledge and skills needed to support students who are learning to spell. Why do you think the Australian Curriculum is strengthening its focus on phonemic awareness and phonics? This reflects the assets of research findings that indicate unmistakable instruction in phonics and phonemic awareness is essential when teaching reading and spelling. The Masterclass covers the fundamentals of phonemic awareness and phonics, and provides participants with teaching ideas, resources and lesson plans. Writing Time makes the shortlist for the Educational Publishing Awards.