Spelling from Dictation
Write simple sentences from memory when dictated by the teacher, applying taught GPCs, spelling rules, and common exception words
How to tell they’ve got it
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Try this together
If you read a sentence out loud to your child and ask them to write it down, can they spell the words correctly and put the letters in the right order?
Where this sits on the map
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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 · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
spell one- and two-syllable words with common letter patterns
write words using joined letters that are clearly formed and consistent in size
use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
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.