Junior primary spelling essentials

Together the two resources form the basis of a junior primary synthetic phonics spelling programs.

Spelling Activities for the Junior Primary

• Junior Primary spelling activities resource (which incorporates synthetic phonics and linguistic theory).
• Three levels of each template aim to cater for the range in ability (i.e. delayed, average and advanced students) evident in classrooms..
• The activity templates are ready to photocopy.
• A key resource when establishing a spelling program.
• Assessment points are located at the base of each sheet (for students, a peer or teachers to rate task performance).
• An ideal compliment to PLD’s Phonic Sight Word Sequence.

Phonic & sight word sequence

Outlining the relationship between letters and sounds

• A structured scope and sequence for primary schools, outlining phonic concepts, reading and spelling words.
• Stages 1, 2 and 3 primarily outline structured synthetic phonics content along with common bound morpheme suffixes.
• Stages 4, 5 and 6 are comprised of structured synthetic plus more sophisticated word attack skills such as spelling based upon syllables, prefixes, suffixes and morphemes.
• Placement tests, term reviews and short investigations when students are slow to progress are included.
• Guidelines for the explicit teaching of sight words are contained within the Appendix.