Learning Map

Spaces Between Words

Separate words with spaces in writing; understand that spaces mark word boundaries in print

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If your child is writing a short message, can they leave a space between each word — so the reader can tell where one word ends and the next begins?

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Builds on
Building sentencesages 4–6Must understand sentences before spacing words
Understanding printages 4–6Need to understand words in print
Spaces Between Wordsthis skill · ages 4–6
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solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 1 NSW

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E1LA10low confidenceYear 1 · Language

understand that written language uses punctuation such as full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, and uses capital letters for familiar proper nouns

AC9E1LY09low confidenceYear 1 · Literacy

segment words into separate phonemes (sounds) including consonant blends or clusters at the beginnings and ends of words (phonological awareness)

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN1-SPELL-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 1

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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