English / Foundation / Literacy / Phonic and word knowledge

Curriculum content descriptions

segment sentences into individual words; orally blend and segment single-syllable spoken words; isolate, blend and manipulate phonemes in single-syllable words (phonological awareness) (AC9EFLY10)

Elaborations
  • saying the sounds when given a word; for example, “can” (“c-a-n”) or “ship” (“sh-i-p”)
  • saying the word when given the sounds; for example, “l-i-p” (“lip”) or “m-u-n-ch” (“munch”)
  • saying the new word when the beginning phoneme/medial/end phoneme in a word is replaced with a different phoneme; for example, “run” becomes “fun”, or “fun” becomes “fan”
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Phonemes,  Speaking

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