Professional learning

Implementing the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check professional learning supports teachers to implement the assessment. This online self-paced PL also assists teachers to interpret information to support planning for learning.

Checklist

The administration checklist (PDF 185KB) (staff only)External link will help department schools track and complete key actions for administering the assessment.

Assessment guide and student materials

The 'Assessment guide and student materials' document supports teachers to administer the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check and contains the materials to be used with students when administering the check.

A PDF copy of the Assessment guide and student materials will be available for download from Term 3 Week 1 each year.

'How to' preparation and pronunciation videos

A short preparation video 'How to navigate the online assessment' (staff only)External link supports teachers to familiarise themselves with the online tool.

A pronunciation video including acceptable pronunciations for the words in the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check will be available from Term 3 Week 1 each year.

Accessing the assessment

Teachers use the online tool to enter student responses. The online tool is available during Term 3 via ALAN.

Visit Technical support articlesExternal link for help using the online tool.

For technical assistance with assessments in the ALAN tool, log on online support requestExternal link .

Vision impaired student materials requests

Large print and Braille versions of the assessment are available for students who already access Braille and Large Print Services and who are supported by an itinerant support teacher vision.

Complete the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check - Request for alternate format student materials order form (PDF 221KB) (staff only)External link and email to Braille and Large Print Services no later than Term 3 Week 1.

Support

• Year 1 Phonics Screening Check includes information on the purpose of the assessment.
• Technical support articlesExternal link via the ALAN helpdesk
• Phonics includes teaching resources to use in the classroom.
• Effective reading: Phonics (eLearning) provides teachers with an opportunity to explore the practical application of the evidence-based teaching of reading.
• Literacy and numeracy professional learning has more opportunities looking at practical application of evidence-based teaching of reading.
• email literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au