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Sunshine Online Levelled Library

New for 2025 - Sunshine Online Decodable Library

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Components of the Sunshine Online Levelled Library
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Books

Each book offers clear narration and text highlighting. Each title has two or more activities.

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Thinking (comprehension)

The Thinking activities are scored and include a range of comprehension activities.

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Quiz (comprehension)

The quizzes have five questions from the book that are scored.

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Words (vocabulary)

This includes a range of word activities that are scored.

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Recording (fluency)

The Record activity allows students to record their reading of all or part of the text.

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Writing

At higher levels, the writing activities allow students to respond to the texts by writing on a topic.

Additional Content

Each learning space includes additional content.

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Alphabet

26 Alphabet e-books for emergent readers provide a comprehensive introduction to the building blocks of language.

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Letters and Words

The Thinking activities are scored and include a range of comprehension activities.

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Grammar

Short animated explanations teach grammar points and parts of speech in a fun way. Upon completion, children get a certificate or trophy as a reward.

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Letter Combination / Word Family

There are 24 Letter Combination and 32 Word Family books for early readers with interactive activities and lesson plans.

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Maths

91 books covering 22 levels introduce mathematics within the context of engaging stories to link literacy and numeracy. Lesson plans and animated interactive activities complete the package.

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Game Zone

The games and activities entertain children, while they learn about the sounds of the language.

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Songs and Rhymes

Fifteen songs and an alphabet rap, with music and words for children to sing along to.

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Discovery Series

Aimed at middle and upper primary, these thought-provoking texts will inspire inquiry and encourage critical thinking.

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Team Turbo

This series of easy-to-read stories provides fluent readers with the right level of support to help them read chapter books with confidence.


Teacher Support and Resources


Managed Administration

Managed administration allows schools to allocate individual passwords so that an administrator or teacher can monitor progress and report using recorded data. Alternatively, schools can opt for a non-managed account using a generic username and password for the entire school. Student results and tracking are not available with this option.

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Assigning Work

    Teachers have the option to assign books to a student. If this option is turned on, the student will only see the specific titles or activities that have been assigned.


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Student Dashboard and Reporting

Teachers can view a child’s results and history and listen to the recording activity to check for fluency and understanding.


Teacher resources

Further resources are provided including teaching notes covering all the texts, overview skills charts and printable activity sheets. This support material makes classroom planning easy and supports teachers in effectively linking print and technology.

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Sunshine Online Parents