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Spelling Mnemonics - Portrait
2 3 4 5 6 H Pre & Primary Essentials Classroom Displays Phonic & Word Knowledge 12 Pages

Spelling Mnemonics - Portrait

This set of 12 spelling mnemonics charts help students learn tips and tricks for learning how to spell common tricky words that appear again and again.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to understand how to use letter-sound relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words.
  • We are learning to understand how to use letter-sound relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words.
  • We are learning to understand how to use letter patterns, spelling generalisations, morphological word families, affixes and word origins to spell more complex words.
  • We are learning to understand how to use letter patterns, spelling generalisations, morphemic word families, prefixes, suffixes and word origins to spell more complex words.
  • We are learning to read and write a large core of high frequency words and use context to make correct spelling choices, e.g. homophones – know, no.
  • We are learning to use known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words.
  • We are learning to use known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words.

Curriculum alignment

EN2-5A old Uses a range of strategies, including knowledge of letter– sound correspondences and common letter patterns, to spell familiar and some unfamiliar words EN3-4A old Draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts EN3-SPELL-01 new Automatically applies taught phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts, and justifies spelling strategies used to spell unfamiliar words EN3-RECOM-01 new Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension EN3-VOCAB-01 new Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts EN2-SPELL-01 new Selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts EN2-RECOM-01 new Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension EN2-REFLU-01 new Sustains independent reading with accuracy, automaticity, rate and prosody suited to purpose, audience and meaning EN2-VOCAB-01 new Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words
VCELA296 Recognise homophones and know how to use context to identify correct spelling VCELA312 Understand how to use banks of known words, syllabification, spelling patterns, word origins, base words, prefixes and suffixes, to spell new words, including some uncommon plurals VCELA295 Understand how to use spelling patterns and generalisations including syllabification, letter combinations including double letters, and morphemic knowledge to build word families VCELA249 Understand how to apply knowledge of letter–sound relationships, and blending and segmenting to read and use more complex words with less common consonant and vowel clusters VCELA263 Understand how to use letter–sound relationships and less common letter combinations to spell words

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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