Better Start Literacy Approach Resources

Here you will find examples of resources we use within the Better Start Literacy Approach and in our early childhood activities, called Words Can POP. There is also a link to other relevant resources in phonological awareness. The Better Start Literacy Approach is a comprehensive, structured approach to building the foundational skills required for early literacy success in 5-6 year old children.

Resources

Link to an overview video of the Better Start Literacy Approach with Professors Gail Gillon and Brigid McNeill, co-developers of the approach.

Links to early decodable readers used within Better Start Literacy Approach teaching.

Link to early childhood shared books with vocabulary elaboration used within Words Can POP.

Link to Gillon Phonological Awareness Training resources.

Link to overview video of Tier 1, 2 and 3 of Better Start Literacy Approach.

Link our free online course, A Better Start to Reading - perfect for parents, teacher aides and others interested in learning how to support phonological awareness and vocabulary development using shared books. Please note this is not the Better Start Literacy Approach microcredential training, rather a free, introductory course.