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K–10English K–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation for K–2 from 2023 and 3–10 from 2024
Expand for detailed implementation advice

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Stage 1

Spelling
Phonological component
  • Segment single-syllable words into phonemes as a strategy for spelling

  • Segment multisyllabic words into syllables and phonemes as a strategy for spelling

Orthographic component
  • Explain when to use double consonants to spell 2-syllable base words and apply this when spelling

  • Spell high-frequency base words with taught vowel graphs, digraphs, split digraphs, trigraphs and quadgraphs

  • Explain that the consonant trigraphs, –tch and –dge, can end a base word immediately following a short vowel and apply this when spelling

  • Spell taught high-frequency contractions

  • Use extended phonic code for taught consonant phonemes

Morphological component
  • Use spelling conventions when adding plural-marking suffixes

  • Use spelling conventions when adding tense-marking suffixes

  • Spell nouns ending in the suffix –er to indicate a person

  • Use the comparative and superlative suffixes –er and –est

  • Use the suffixes –ful, –y and –ly to spell taught high-frequency words

  • Use knowledge of morphemes to spell taught compound words and homophones with taught single-letter graphemes, digraphs, split digraphs, trigraphs and quadgraphs

  • Use common prefixes such as un–, re– and dis–

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