Term 1

MASUTA©

A teaching sequence used to successfully teach spelling and word comprehension.

Meaning

Say the word. Explore the meaning. Articulate the meaning. Explore alternate meanings.

Analysis

Firstly, identify the individual phonemes in the word.

Secondly, identify the graphemes that represent each phoneme in the word.

Synthesis

Relate back to the chart.

For example – the word say- “S” as in sun (point or trace over) “ay” as in tray

Identify and articulate the phonemes in the word in the correct sequence (synthetic phonics). Explore phonic understanding and synthesis using phoneme deletion/manipulation activities. For example, f r o g, without the ‘r’ would be ‘f o g’

Using memory

Identify graphemes that may need particular attention. “If I was teaching this word to someone else, which part may be difficult?”

Spell graphemes/words from memory using letter names.

Testing

Test List Words to assess that the learner is able to: 1. Say the word. 2. Articulate the word in a sentence to show meaning. 3. Isolate and write particular graphemes related to the word. 4. Spell the word correctly using letter names.

Applying

Apply skills and strategies to correctly spell words in everyday writing and dictation activities.