Spelling at Home

Cued Articulation Song

A catchy little song for your child to practice and sing along with to practice the letters and sounds, which is vital for success with reading and writing.

Cued Articulation are a set of hand cues for teaching the individual sounds in a word. Each hand movement represents one sound and the cue gives clues as to how and where the sound is produced.

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SMART Spelling

SMART Spelling is a whole school program that explicitly teaches phonics and spelling to our students. Teachers will focus on phonics daily to empower our students to make sensible attempts when faced with spelling common, unfamiliar or complex words.

Our Foundation students are presented with a word of the week to focus on, and some common words which appear often in their written work. Through language experiences, phonemic awareness, repetition and understanding of rhyme and letter patterns, children are enjoying increased confidence when reading and spelling.

The phonics and spelling videos below are optional for your children to practise our 'Words of the Week' with Michelle at home!