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About Sound Waves Year 7

13/6/12

To support Sound Waves schools in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia the Firefly Education team has created Sound Waves National Edition Year 7.

Schools can now implement a whole school program for their primary students.

Building on the consistent approach in Sound Waves National Edition Foundation to Year 6, the Year 7 program has been specifically written to help students prepare for their transition to secondary school. The Year 7 units of work include:

• more independent activities for students, including tasks ideal for homework
• a focus on Greek and Latin roots, base words, prefixes and suffixes
• extra List Words at a more complex level
• additional grammar concepts with accompanying Helpful Hints and answers
• a greater variety of BLMs to assist with fast finishers and differentiation
• teaching opportunities through dictation assessment activities.

The following materials are available:

• Sound Waves 7 Student Books
• Sound Waves 7 Teacher Books (includes one year’s access to Sound Waves Online)
• Extended Student Charts (to assist with decoding and encoding complex words).

The Year 7 online content includes BLMs, projectable Student Book pages, answers and student logins to soundwaveskids.com.au. Digital packages are also available for non-textbook schools.

Take a look at our sample materials to find out more or sign up for a free trial. Subscribe to our eNews to keep abreast of the latest information.

You can review our Scope and Sequence documents for Year 7. Our Weekly View describes graphemes, spelling patterns and concepts by week. Our Focus Concepts View is a detailed breakdown of concepts taught.

Any questions, please contact one of our Education Consultants.