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Spelling

Teaching spelling K-6 - Curriculum Directorate NSW Department of Education and Training, 1998 ISBN 0731355601 [428.1]

A support document for implementing Focus on literacy: Spelling, this provides teachers with practical information about the systematic approach to teaching and learning of spelling in primary schools with ideas for organising for instruction. Highlighted is a model for spelling which explains the four forms of spelling knowledge: phonological, visual, morphemic and etymological. Supplied with the document is: Spelling… a pathway of development, a wall chart showing the developmental sequence (Stages 1-3).

There are links below to pdf versions of the contents of the document, the document divided into parts and the complete document.
 
  Teaching spelling K-6 - contents (pdf 14 kb) 
 
  Teaching spelling K-6 - part 1: Model of spelling (pdf 232 kb) 
 
  Teaching spelling K-6 - part 2: Teaching and learning (pdf 1.5 mb) 
 
  Teaching spelling K-6 - part 3: Organising for instruction, bibliography (pdf 69 kb) 

  Teaching spelling K-6 - Effective classroom practices (pdf 148 KB)
  
  Teaching spelling K-6 - whole document (pdf 1.7 mb)

Support documents 

Working with Teaching spelling K-6 (pdf 273 kb)  

A brochure that provides training and development activities to enable teachers to make the best use of Teaching spelling K-6. 

Helping your child with spelling (pdf 1.1 MB) 

A brochure for parents and caregivers that explains the teaching of spelling in government schools and offers suggestions for how they can support their children’s spelling development.

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