This colourful display can be used to support students in building their knowledge of words beginning with the diagraph ‘wh’. Designed as a classroom reference for students in Year 1, this resource could be used in any lower primary classroom.
Orally manipulate phonemes in spoken words by addition, deletion and substitution of initial, medial and final phonemes to generate new words (phonological awareness)
Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words
Segment words into separate phonemes (sounds) including consonant blends or clusters at the beginnings and ends of words (phonological awareness)
Manipulate phonemes in spoken words by addition, deletion and substitution of initial, medial and final phonemes to generate new words
Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable words
Segment consonant blends or clusters into separate phonemes at the beginnings and ends of one syllable words
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
Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts
Manipulate phonemes by addition, deletion and substitution of initial, medial and final phonemes to generate new words
Recognise short vowels, common long vowels and consonant digraphs, and consonant blends
Identify the separate phonemes in consonant blends or clusters at the beginnings and ends of syllables
Have students come up with more words to add to the display.