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Vowel patterns inunaccented syllablesSPELLINGYear Six Year Seven Year Eight Year Nine Year TenVowel patterns inunaccented syllablesUnaccented final syllable –le• vcle (title)• vcle doublet (little)• vccle (simple)Review of prefixes andsuffixesTwo syllable homophones Two syllable Homophones Adding –ion to base word:no spelling changeAdding –ian to base word,:no spelling changeAffixes• Base word plus prefix(en, em, pre, post)Suffixes• Base word plus suffixes(iest, ly)• Adding –ion to base word,e-drop and spellingchange(Congratulate/congratulation; translate/translation)• Adding –ion to base word:predictable changes inconsonants(explode/explosion;decide/decision)Two syllable homographs Two syllable Homographs Introduce concept ofalternation which refers tothe sound changes thatoccur across words that arerelated in spelling andmeaning.Affixes (introduced as unitsof meaning)• Base word plus simpleprefixes• Base word plus simplesuffixes• Comparative suffixesAffixes• Base word plus prefix(in, non, pre, uni, bi, tri)• Base word plus suffix inmore complex wordsConsonant alternation• Silent to soundedSign/signal; soften/soft• Predictable changes inconsonants –adding –ion(Explode/explosion;decide/decision)Vowel alternation• Long to short• Long to schwaAffixes• Base word plus prefixSuffixes• Base word plus suffixes(Murkiest, frequently)Greek and Latin numberprefix• (mono-, bi-, tri-)Vowel alternation:• accented to unaccented(similar/similarity;familiar/familiarity)• Vowel alternation:• adding -ity - schwa toshort(moral/morality;brutal/brutality)• Accented to unaccented(comedy/comedian;history/historian)Greek and Latin elements:number prefixes• quadr-, tetra-, quint-,pent-, dec-(quadruple, tetrapod,quintuplets, pentagon,decimal)Adding –ion to base word,no spelling change• Base –ct(subtract/subtraction)• Base –ss(express/expression)Adding –ian to base word,no spelling change• Base word plus -ic(magic/magician)Vowel alternation• Adding –ity: vowelalternation, schwa toshort(general/generality;normal/normality)• Long a to short a(cave/cavity; nature/natural)• Long i to short i(crime/criminal;divide/division)• Long e to short e(please/pleasant/pleasure• Long u to short u(reduce/reduction)Adding –ion: e-drop andspelling change(Congratulate/congratulation)Greek and Latin elements 2• Number prefix(mono-, bi-, tri-)• Size(micro, mega, super, hyper)• Greek roots(auto, bio, geo, graph,meter, photo, tele)Additional referencesAdams, MJ. (1990). Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge, MA: MITPressCunningham, P. (1995) Phonics they use (2 nd ed). New York: HarperCollins.Ehri, L.C. 1994. ‘Development of the ability to read words: Update’. In R. Ruddell, M. Ruddell &H. Singer (eds). Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading 4 th edition, 323-359. InternationalReading Association, Newark.Gentry, J.R. and Gillet, J.W. (1993). Teaching Kids to Spell. Portsmouth, HeinemannHenderson, E.H. (1990) Teaching spelling (2 nd ed.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin.Moats, L.C. (1995) Spelling: Development, disabilities, and instruction. Baltimore, MD: York.Moustafa, M. 1997, Beyond Traditional Phonics: Research Discoveries and Reading Instruction.Portsmouth, Heinemann.2To explore the origins of English words use an English Etymology dictionary (e.g. English words originating from French: chef, figurine, ballet, niche; and from Greek: asylum)Bound for Success Scope and Sequence Statements V2 Page 18 Working Document Semester One 2007