Strategic Spelling - Presentation
This comprehensive presentation has been created to guide students through spelling strategies associated with root words and affixes. The presentation explains these concepts through detailed examples and opportunities for guided and independent practise. While the unit is predominantly aimed at Year 5, this presentation could be used in lower of higher grades for extension or revision.
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Learning goals
- 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.
- We are learning to use less common plurals, e.g. cactus/cacti, louse/lice and understand how a suffix changes the meaning or grammatical form of a word, e.g. ‘tion’ can change verbs into nouns, protect – protection.
- We are learning to use less common plurals, e.g. cactus/cacti, louse/lice, and understand how a suffix changes the meaning or grammatical form of a word, e.g. ‘tion’ can change verbs into nouns, protect – protection.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E5LY09
9
Build and spell new words from knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations
AC9E5LY10
9
Explore less common plurals, and understand how a suffix changes the meaning or grammatical form of a word
ACELA1513
8.4
Understand how to use knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words
ACELA1514
8.4
Explore less common plurals, and understand how a suffix changes the meaning or grammatical form of a word
EN3-4A
old
Draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts
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
EN3-RECOM-01
new
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
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
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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