Sunshine Online

Sunshine Online contains two vast libraries offering quality texts for children who are just beginning to read, right through to those who are developing fluency and independence.

The Decodable Library for beginning readers (4-7 years) contains 180 child-centred, decodable titles, both fiction and non-fiction. These books sequentially teach the letter-sound correspondences (phonics) that are essential fundamental skills for early reading success.

The Levelled Library for developing readers (7-10 years) contains over 900 engaging fiction and non-fiction levelled texts that are arranged across three Learning Spaces.

How Sunshine Online Works

The Decodable Library is perfect for beginning readers as they develop their phonic knowledge and decoding skills. Once children have mastered the letter-sound correspondences, they will be ready to move onto the Levelled Library to further develop their reading fluency.

» Children can listen to any text being read, or they can       read it independently

» Children can record themselves reading the text, review    it, and re-record it if they wish

» Activity worksheets, lesson plans, assessments are all   provided.

Learning to Read

The Decodable Library uses an evidence based, synthetic phonics approach to the teaching of reading. Children will learn the 44 speech sounds of English and the letter or letter combinations that represent them. This way, children learn the foundational skills they need to decode words when they are reading. The library features 180 carefully sequenced, fully decodable, fiction and non-fiction texts starting with simple code and moving to more complex code.

Developing Reading Independence

The Levelled Library is ideal for children who are developing reading independence and greater fluency and are ready to move through levelled text with increasing difficulty. The library features over 900 fiction and non-fiction texts along with a maths component of animated stories and activities.

Interactive Learning

Both the Decodable Library and the Levelled Library offer children engaging and interactive learning. All texts offer narration and text highlighting if the child wants the book read to them. Alternatively, children can read the text themselves. Children can record themselves reading the text, play their recording back and re-record it if they wish. This helps children to develop greater fluency in their reading.

Easy Navigation

All 180 texts in the Decodable Library are sequenced across 8 sets. As students complete each set, they complete assessment tasks for that set. The Levelled Library is separated into three learning spaces - Emergent, Early and Fluent Readers.

All Devices

The Sunshine Online program can be used on all devices. On computers and laptops, the program is accessed through the website, and on tablets and mobile phones the program is accessed via the Sunshine Online app. Children can enjoy their reading and learning on any device, anytime, anywhere.

Support

Videos and a range of support materials are available to help you get the most out of your subscription.