Initial Blends Desk Strips
The Initial Blends Desk Strips feature each of the blends in guidelines along with a relevant easily recognisable picture.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to use letters and sounds to spell words.
- We are learning to use letters and sounds, including onset and rime, to spell words.
- We are learning to use vowel sounds, consonant blends and digraphs when writing and reading one- and two-syllable words.
- We are learning to use vowel sounds, consonant digraphs and blends when writing and reading single syllable words.
Curriculum alignment
AC9EFLY13
9
Use knowledge of letters and sounds to spell words
AC9E1LY11
9
Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words
ACELA1438
8.4
Understand how to use knowledge of letters and sounds including onset and rime to spell words
ACELA1458
8.4
Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable words
ENe-5A
old
Demonstrates developing skills in using letters, simple sound blends and some sight words to represent known words when spelling
EN1-4A
old
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies
ENE-SPELL-01
new
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts
ENE-PHOKW-01
new
Uses single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences and common digraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
EN1-PHOKW-01
new
Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
EN1-SPELL-01
new
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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