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Recognise and name all upper and lower case letters (graphemes) and know the most common sound that each letter represents (ACELA1440)

Elaborations
  • using familiar and common letters in handwritten and digital communications
  • identifying familiar and recurring letters and the use of upper and lower case in written texts in the classroom and the community, for example Tom went to the park.
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Writing systems,  Capitalisation

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    Introduction to SSP - Module 2: framework for evidence-informed reading instruction

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    Phonics instructional model for reading and spelling

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    This documents includes information about a phonics instructional model for reading and spelling, it outlines the attributes of instruction, provides a lesson and review model, and a sample systematic synthetic phonics lesson that includes examples of skill application tasks.

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    Following an evidence-based phonics progression

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    Literacy specialist Elaine Stanley presents this webinar extract. She provides an overview of the key elements of a quality, evidence-based phonics progression and explains how to follow a phonics progression in your classroom.

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    Q&A session: Making a start with a phonics progression and phonological awareness instruction

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    This recording of a 30-minute Q&A session supports schools in choosing and following a systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) progression, including phonological and phonemic awareness instruction.

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    Introduction to SSP - Module 3: key understandings

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    This 13-minute professional learning video, presented by literacy expert Jocelyn Seamer, discusses key understandings of a systematic, synthetic approach to teaching phonics. It includes information on alphabetic code, sight words, blending and how to meet the needs of all children in the classroom. The other videos in ...

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    Word and code complexity continuum

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    This diagram shows the gradual progression of skills that students need to develop so they can read and spell words with increasing complexity.

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    Demonstration of a daily review

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    This video provides a demonstration of a phonics daily review using explicit instruction principles. It is presented by literacy specialists Elaine Stanley and Rebecca McEwan.

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    Year 1 Phonics Check overview video

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    This short video (2 minutes and 2 seconds) outlines what the Year 1 Phonics Check is and includes clips of teachers administering this assessment to test students' decoding abilities. It also includes a clip of two teachers discussing the students' results.

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    Explicit instruction of phonics - an instructional model Q&A

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    This Q&A webinar extract answers questions from teachers and school leaders about explicit instruction for phonics instruction.

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    Explicit instruction for phonics - an instructional model: coaching webinar questions

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    Literacy specialists Rebecca McEwan and Elaine Stanley present this question and answer session about using explicit instruction principles within your phonics lesson.

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    Introduction to SSP - Module 4: features of a systematic synthetic phonics approach

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    This 23-minute professional learning video, presented by literacy expert Jocelyn Seamer, discusses the features of a systematic, synthetic approach to teaching phonics. It includes information on decodable texts, alphabetic code, and how to teach new sounds. The other videos in the series are; The research base of structured ...

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    Explicit instruction for phonics - an instructional model

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    Phonemes and graphemes daily review

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    This slide pack provides recorded pure sounds for each letter–sound correspondence in line with the Literacy Hub phonics progression. It is ideal for use within phonics instruction using a systematic synthetic phonics approach.

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    Explicit instruction for phonics overview

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    This video provides a demonstration of a phonics lesson using explicit instruction principles. It is presented by literacy specialists Elaine Stanley and Rebecca McEwan.

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