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
Stage 2
- EN2-SPELL-01
selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts
Explain how to segment multisyllabic words into syllables and phonemes, and apply this knowledge when spelling
Identify differences in vowel phonemes (short, long, diphthong and schwa vowels)
Recognise stressed and unstressed syllables in multisyllabic words and apply this knowledge when spelling
Understand that the schwa occurs in an unstressed syllable and apply this knowledge when spelling
Understand that some graphemes are dependent on their position in a word in English and apply this knowledge when spelling
Understand that graphemes can be explained by their etymology
Apply knowledge of taught vowel graphemes when spelling
Proofread, identify and correct misspellings when creating written texts
Use spelling reference tools where required and recognise that spellcheck accuracy may depend on understanding the word
Identify inflected suffixes, explaining when and how to treat base words when they are affixed, and apply this knowledge when spelling
Identify derivational suffixes such as -able, -ness, -ian and -ment, explaining when and how to treat base words when they are affixed, and apply this knowledge when spelling
Identify prefixes that require no change to the base word or root when they are affixed, and apply this knowledge when spelling
Correctly spell irregular plural words across a range of written contexts
Correctly spell taught homophones when creating written texts