Part of the series Effective Spelling.
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Effective Spelling is underpinned by a holistic and inquiry-based learning approach to spelling. The whole-school series is designed to support teachers to foster a culture of word noticing, transforming students into curious thinkers and effective, competent spellers. Each component explicitly aligns with the Australian Curriculum: English and offers educators flexible learning pathways.
Key Features
Each Teaching Guide:
- comprises ten Big Ideas chapters, each with a key spelling focus
- presents inquiry-based sample learning sequences demonstrating a best-practice teaching routine, which can be adapted for many spelling concepts
- includes activities to support students' understandings of key spelling concepts
- incorporates the key spelling strategies: Sound, Visual, Meaning, Connecting and Checking
- includes thrice yearly Spelling Big Ideas Inventory Assessments (Year 1 to 6), and pre and post assessments for each learning sequence
- demonstrates how to incorporate rich literature into spelling instruction, and includes lists of recommended books that can be used to support student learning
Contents
- Introduction
- Spelling Scope and Sequence: Pre-Foundation – Year Two
- Big Idea 1: Rhyme
- Big Idea 2: Alliteration
- Big Idea 3: Manipulating Sounds in Words
- Big Idea 4: Using Names to Introduce Letter–Sound Relationships
- Big Idea 5: Letter–Sound Relationships
- Big Idea 6: Onset and Rime
- Big Idea 7: Digraphs
- Big Idea 8: Vowels and Consonants
- Big Idea 9: Words Are Made of Meaningful Parts (Morphemes)
- Big Idea 10: High-Frequency Words
- Assessments and Recording Sheets
- Teacher Resource Sheets
- Blackline Masters (BLMs)
- Glossary
- References
ISBN | 9780170438216 |
Publisher | Nelson |
Product Type | Teacher Resources, |
Year Level | Foundation, |
Author(s) | Christine Topfer, Emma Warren, Bethany Woolnough |
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