K–10English K–10 Syllabus
English for K−2
The new syllabus must now be taught in Kindergarten to Year 2 in all NSW primary schools.
English for 3−10
The new syllabus is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
2023 Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2024 Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual circumstances.
Content
Early Stage 1
- ENE-PHOKW-01
uses single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences and common digraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
Match a single-letter grapheme with a phoneme
Say the most common phoneme for single-letter graphemes (graphs)
Blend single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences to decode VC and CVC words, and apply this knowledge when reading, including decodable texts
Segment and encode single-letter VC and CVC words, and apply this knowledge when writing words and creating texts
Blend common single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences to read CCVC and CVCC words, and apply this when reading texts, including decodable texts
Segment common, single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences to encode CCVC and CVCC words
Decode and blend words containing consonant digraphs and apply this when reading texts, including decodable texts
Segment and encode CVC words containing consonant digraphs
Decode words containing split digraphs and vowel digraphs
Experiment with encoding high-frequency words containing split digraphs and vowel digraphs