Subjects - English
Unlike the assumption that is generally behind the standard 'school' system, 'real' people do not 'all' progress at exactly the same rate, and so the assumption that Year 'X' should contain "YZ ..." to fit all students is just not human and educational reality!
The HomeLearn Launchpad program is organised by 'literacy' levels, with the school 'year level' being actually mostly irrelevant to the choice of course... ie there are NO 'year' or 'grade' courses, only 'literacy level' based courses, which can be used by students at any age from 14 upwards (although some are designed to for older students).
This chart shows the range of courses, with the 'source' readers and language level expectations of each. Note that there is no 'grade' distinction with the courses ... only literacy development distinction.
| HomeLearn Launch Courses |
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| Course Name | Source texts | Suitable for ... |
| RAZ A | Reading A-Z readers, levels around Y-Z | students who still need quite a lot of help with writing skills |
| RAZ B | Reading A-Z readers, levels Z-Z+ | students who have moved through RAZ A but still need help with writing skills, or better readers who need the writing skill support |
| ENG PRO A | Heinemann English Project readers - one book covers two Units | students with good reading and writing skills, needing a general academic course |
| ENG PRO B | Heinemann English Project readers - one book covers two Units | students who have moved through PRO-A and still need to continue with a general academic course |
| CGEA | Victorian CGEA support thematic books | students, generally 15+, who need a practical work-based focus |
| ENG LIT | Various - videos and novels | students, generally 15+, with excellent reading and writing skills, needing to extend their writing |
| FLEXI | External TAFE course support or alternative | students 16+ needing a flexible self-structured learning program |