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Writing:

The students are given opportunities to create and write in interesting and

constructive ways, e.g. - retelling experiences, fictional stories, diaries, factual

reports and poetry.

Simple punctuation, such as capital letters, full stops, question marks, talking marks and

exclamation marks, is introduced as appropriate.

Spelling:

Learning to spell is a developmental process. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills related

to the uses, meanings and structures of words. Words students require in their writing and words

that reflect experiences, interests and language will be taught. Students will attempt many other

words and also use references to find correct spelling and to understand the meaning of words.

Students will be introduced to common letter groupings.

Listed below are some examples of activities.

 Revision of names and sounds of letters, phonetic words.

 Experiences with words - changing vowels, consonants, adding suffixes and prefixes.

 Use of phonograms - (2 or 3 letter combinations together forming one sound,) e.g. - sh, th, ar, ch,

ee, oo.

 Activities using high frequency words- the first 200 M100W words (Grade 1) the first 200 Oxford

words (grade 2).

Handwriting:

 Continue work with writing patterns for fluency and control.

 Correct formation of numerals, lower case and capital letters as per Victorian Modern Cursive.

 Appropriate posture and pencil grip should be established.

 Writing materials - 2B lead pencil, paper and books lined with 24 mm dotted thirds (Grade 1) and

18 mm dotted thirds (Grade 2).

Victorian Modern Cursive

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

a b c d e f g h i j k l m

n o p q r s t u v w x y z

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