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The 5 Finger Rule - Choosing a Book

The 5 Finger Rule - Choosing a Book
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'The 5 Finger Rule' chart helps students easily choose a book that is appropriately matched to their reading levels.

Curriculum Codes

AC9EFLY14 9

Read and write some high-frequency words and other familiar words

AC9E1LY11 9

Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words

ACELA1817 8.4

Know how to read and write some high-frequency words and other familiar words

ACELA1458 8.4

Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable words

ENe-5A old

Demonstrates developing skills in using letters, simple sound blends and some sight words to represent known words when spelling

EN1-4A old

Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies

ENE-SPELL-01 new

Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts

ENE-VOCAB-01 new

Understands and effectively uses Tier 1 words and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts

ENE-PHOKW-01 new

Uses single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences and common digraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts

ENE-REFLU-01 new

Reads decodable texts aloud with automaticity

EN1-PHOKW-01 new

Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts

EN1-SPELL-01 new

Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts

VCELA157

Understand that spoken sounds and words can be written and know how to write some high-frequency words and other familiar words including their name

VCELA181

Recognise short vowels, common long vowels and consonant digraphs, and consonant blends

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