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use knowledge of spelling patterns and morphemes to read and write words whose spelling is not completely predictable from their sounds, including high-frequency words (AC9E2LY11)

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  • using known words and knowledge of spelling patterns and morphemes to write unknown words; for example, “one”, “once”, “only” and “lone”
  • using context to read the correct word when an unknown word has more than one plausible pronunciation
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20 direct matches to AC9E2LY11

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Teaching syllable types: Two syllable words - emu words, galah words and turtle words

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This video (12 mins 03 seconds) explains how to teach spelling generalisations related to a range of two-syllable word types to support students' reading and spelling. Word types explained in the video include words known as emu words, galah words and turtle words.

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Teaching spelling generalisations: Sail away - ai/ay for long a sound

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This video (12 mins 44 seconds) explains how to teach the spelling generalisation known as sail away so that students learn when to use the letters ai and ay to make the long a vowel sound in words.

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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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Morphology lesson slides: -s suffix for plural nouns

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This sample slideshow presents a ready-to-use morphology lesson to teach adding the -s suffix to create plural nouns, with teacher notes indicating how to teach each part of the lesson.

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Steps to spelling accuracy infographic

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This infographic highlights the knowledge and skill areas students need to develop for early spelling accuracy, and the key role of spelling generalisations in this development.

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Phonics lesson student worksheet: Syllable division: two-syllable words with VC/CV

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This worksheet is for independent student practice of concepts taught in the phonics lesson for syllable division for two-syllable words with a vowel-consonant/consonant-vowel (VC/CV) pattern.

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Phonics lesson student worksheet: Spelling generalisation for soft g and soft c

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This worksheet is for independent student practice of concepts taught in the phonics lesson for the soft g and soft c sounds (sometimes known as the ‘Gentle Cindy’ rule).

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Phonics lesson student worksheet: Spelling generalisation for ff ll ss zz

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This worksheet is for independent student practice of concepts taught in the phonics lesson for the ff ll ss zz spelling pattern (sometimes known as the ‘floss’ rule).

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Phonics lesson student worksheet: Spelling generalisation for letter-sound correspondences ai and ay

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This worksheet is for independent student practice of concepts taught in the phonics lesson on the ai ay spelling pattern.

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Phonics lesson slides: Spelling generalisation for soft g and soft c

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This sample slideshow presents a ready-to-use phonics lesson to teach the spelling generalisation for the soft g and soft c sounds (sometimes known as the ‘Gentle Cindy’ rule), with teacher notes indicating how to teach each part of the lesson.

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Overview of assessment for phonics knowledge and skills

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This document helps teachers create an assessment schedule that includes all the early phonics-related skills necessary for reading and spelling development from Foundation to Year 2.

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Gradual release o f responsibility and response to intervention inforgraphic

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This infographic shows the gradual release of responsibility model and how it aligns with the level of support needed following a Response to Intervention (RTI) model.

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Assessment

Progress monitoring tool template

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This Word template assists teachers to create their own progress monitoring tools to align with a school's phonics progression.

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Assessment

Progress monitoring tool Tracker Phases 21-24

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This spreadsheet assists teachers to analyse the data collected in progress monitoring tools, to plan next steps for student learning. This file aligns with Phases 21-24 of the Literacy Hub phonics progression.

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Using decodable texts in the classroom

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This infographic guides teachers on using decodable texts with students as part of your systematic synthetic phonics instruction.

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Phonics pair-game template

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The pair games and activities in this document can be used as part of your systematic synthetic phonics program to encourage students to develop their phonics skills with peers during independent practice.

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Phonics lesson planner example and template

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This Word document can be used to plan for the specific words and sentences teachers will use when teaching new phonics content. It includes a worked example of a completed lesson and a blank template.

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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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Demonstration of a phonics lesson

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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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Irregular words review

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This slide pack can be used to help students review the irregular words they have already learned during systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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