Oral Blending
The aim of this activity is for students to blend sounds orally, without the visual aid of graphemes. By listening to a sequence of sounds and blending them together their ability to recognise and decode sounds sequentially, which is essential for proficient reading.
The aim of blending and phonation drills activity is to provide students with opportunities to independently practice and reinforce the skills of additive and phonation blending, enabling them to develop fluency in blending phonemes and enhancing their reading proficiency.
Word Match-up
“Interactive word–picture matching activity. Students click the correct picture for each word and receive instant feedback.
Word Formation
The aim of this activity is to enhance students' fluency in Victorian cursive handwriting by providing opportunities for the students to practice writing words in Victorian Cursive.
This activity aims to teach students how to blend individual phonemes together smoothly and sequentially, explicitly instructing them in both additive blending and phonation blending strategies to enhance their reading fluency.
The aim of this activity is to assist students in reading full words by providing visual support through dots placed underneath each sound, facilitating the blending process and strengthening their ability to decode words independently.
Single Word Dictation
Single word dictation activities, without scaffolds, aim to assess students' independent spelling and phonics skills. This approach helps identify areas needing improvement and reinforces learned spelling rules through autonomous application.
Sound Buttons for Reading
Structured Spelling
Typing Fluency
The aim of this activity is to enhance students' fluency in word processing by providing opportunities for student to practice typing words from their stage using the correct hand and finger placement.
Fluency Games
The aim of the games and activities in this link is to enhance students' fluency in reading single words. Through engaging and interactive exercises, students will strengthen their ability to recognize and decode individual words quickly and accurately, ultimately improving their overall reading fluency.
Word Chaining
The aim of this activity is to strengthen students' phonemic awareness and word manipulation skills by constructing words using tiles or a whiteboard, then challenging them to transform the original word into a new one by replacing or altering a single sound, thereby reinforcing their ability to recognise and manipulate graphemes within words effectively.
Heart Word Practice
Heart words encompass irregularly spelled words such as 'said' and 'have.' The aim of this activity is for students to memorize the word as a whole while also understanding its irregular parts
Sound Buttons for Encoding
Decodable Text Routine- Phase 3