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Discover the varied and engaging text types in Sound Waves Decodable Readers

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There are many things that make our Sound Waves Decodable Readers stand out from the crowd, but one of our favourite features is the array of text types within the series.
What's so special about Sound Waves Special Words?

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Special Words are high-frequency words containing unusual phoneme–grapheme relationships (e.g. was, said), or words containing phoneme–grapheme relationships not yet taught in the sequence (e.g. look, for).
Extend and support students with Sound Waves Decodable Readers

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Every classroom has a wide range of students who experience success at different paces. Some students seem to easily fly ahead while others require additional practice to master skills. This is a challenge when teaching early reading and spelling, and…
Differentiation with Sound Waves Literacy

Sound Waves Literacy

The aim of differentiation is to improve the knowledge and skills of every student regardless of their starting point.
Extension Word activities for your spelling stars

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Do you have students in your class who excel at spelling? You’ve no doubt discovered the Extension Words available for every Sound Waves Literacy unit, but how many different ways do you use them? Here are a few ideas to…
Which approach works best: Systematic synthetic phonics or embedded phonics?

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When it comes to spelling, a large body of evidence identifies phonics as a vital component of instruction in the primary years. Most educators are aware of this consensus, but debate continues to linger regarding the effectiveness of two specific…
What’s the difference? Understanding phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics

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Updates to the Australian Curriculum are shining a spotlight on teaching phonological awareness (in particular, phonemic awareness) and phonics. So whether you’re a novice or have been teaching spelling and reading this way for many years, there’s never been a…
"I’m finished – what can I do now?"

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Sound Waves Literacy gives you the opportunity to extend fast finishers and keep them busy with a wide variety of activities. Here are several ideas for quick, simple activities that will keep students engaged and learning as they apply their spelling…