6. Phonics 1st Cluster 2nd Cluster 3rd Cluster 4th Cluster 5th Cluster 6th Cluster 7th Cluster 8th Cluster Prior to End of Kinder Mid Year 1 End Year 1 Mid Year 2 End Year 2 School . Identifies all letters that are the same in Identifies one letter Identifies two or more more than one context. that is the same in two letters that are the [Best Start] words. [Best Start] same in words. [Best Start] recognition Letter Identifies some letter Identifies some letters Names most letters in Names all letters in a names, e.g. first letter that are the same in a given word. [Best word. [Best Start of own name. more than one context. Start] [Best Start] names some letters in a Letters given word. [Best Start] Says one of the sounds Says some of the Says most sounds in a Attempts to read more Knows common sounds for letters in a given sounds for letters in a word. [Best Start] complex using for vowel digraphs and word. [Best Start] given word. [Best letter/sound uses Start] knowledge. Sounds Writes approximate Writes letters to Spells unknown words Uses knowledge of Segments sounds in Understands that Uses knowledge of letters for some correspond with single phonetically with most letter clusters and consonant clusters to sounds can be word identification sounds. letter sounds. letters in the correct vowel digraphs to spell spell unfamiliar words represented in various strategies including sequence. unfamiliar words. ways when spelling blending, segmenting e.g. meet, meat. and letter patterns with Recognises, says and spelling writes names and Spelling common sounds of . alphabet.
6. Phonics 1st Cluster Prior to School 2nd Cluster 3rd Cluster 4th Cluster End of Kinder 5th Cluster Mid Year 1 6th Cluster End Year 1 7th Cluster Mid Year 2 8th Cluster End Year 2 Letter recognition Identifies one letter that is the same in two words. [Best Start] Identifies two or more letters that are the same in words. [Best Start] Identifies all letters that are the same in more than one context. [Best Start] . Letters names Identifies some letter names, e.g. first letter of own name. Identifies some letters that are the same in more than one context. [Best Start] some letters in a given word. [Best Start] Names most letters in a given word. [Best Start] Names all letters in a word. [Best Start Sounds Says one of the sounds for letters in a given word. [Best Start] Says some of the sounds for letters in a given word. [Best Start] Says most sounds in a word. [Best Start] Attempts to read more complex using letter/sound knowledge. Knows common sounds for vowel digraphs and uses Spelling Writes approximate letters for some sounds. Writes letters to correspond with single letter sounds. Spells unknown words phonetically with most letters in the correct sequence. Recognises, says and writes names and common sounds of alphabet. Uses knowledge of letter clusters and vowel digraphs to spell unfamiliar words. Segments sounds in consonant clusters to spell unfamiliar words Understands that sounds can be represented in various ways when spelling e.g. meet, meat. Uses knowledge of word identification strategies including blending, segmenting and letter patterns with spelling .
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