Decoding Detectives

Decoding Detectives

Worksheets

English Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

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Our Decoding Detectives worksheets are an engaging resource designed to strengthen students' decoding skills while fostering phonemic awareness. Through interactive short story passages, students practise decoding unfamiliar words, honing their ability to apply phonics knowledge effectively. By prompting students to identify and underline focus phonemes, the worksheets highlight the variability of sound-spelling relationships, enhancing phonemic recognition and spelling proficiency.

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Curriculum Codes

AC9E3LY04 9

Read a range of texts using phonic, semantic and grammatical knowledge to read accurately and fluently, re-reading and self-correcting when required

ACELY1679 8.4

Read an increasing range of different types of texts by combining contextual, semantic, grammatical and phonic knowledge, using text processing strategies, for example monitoring, predicting, confirming, rereading, reading on and self-correcting

Uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics in different media and technologies

EN2-VOCAB-01 new

Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words

EN2-REFLU-01 new

Sustains independent reading with accuracy, automaticity, rate and prosody suited to purpose, audience and meaning

EN2-RECOM-01 new

Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension

EN2-UARL-01 new

Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts

Read an increasing range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts by combining phonic, semantic, contextual and grammatical knowledge, using text processing strategies, including confirming, rereading and cross-checking

Linked Resources & Worksheets

Phoneme Reference Chart

Curriculum Code: AC9E1LY10, EN1-PHOKW-01, EN1-4A, VCELA204, ACELA1457, AC9E1LY11, EN1-SPELL-01, VCELA181, ACELA1458, AC9E1LY12, VCELA183, ACELA1459, AC9E1LY09, VCELA203, ACELA1822, AC9E2LY09, ...

Year Level: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Subject: English, Phonic & Word Knowledge

Category: Resources, Classroom Displays

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Phoneme Reference Chart

Word Wizard - Daily Warm Up

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY09, EN2-5A, VCELA249, ACELA1826, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-SPELL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Subject: English, Phonic & Word Knowledge

Category: Games & Activities

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Word Wizard - Daily Warm Up

Decoding and Blending Strategies - Notebook

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY09, EN2-5A, VCELA249, ACELA1826, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-SPELL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 2, Year 3

Subject: English, Phonic & Word Knowledge

Category: Resources, Classroom Displays

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Decoding and Blending Strategies - Notebook

Real Word or Nonsense Word

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LY09, EN1-PHOKW-01, EN1-SPELL-01, EN1-4A, VCELA238, VCELA239, ACELA1474, ...

Year Level: Year 2, Year 3

Subject: English, Phonic & Word Knowledge

Category: Games & Activities

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Real Word or Nonsense Word

Decoding Unknown Words - Presentation

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Presentations

Primary + Unit Plans Membership

Decoding Unknown Words - Presentation

How To Decode Words - Student Reference Card

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

How To Decode Words - Student Reference Card

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Worksheets

Speed Read

Decode and Decide

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Worksheets

Decode and Decide

Real or Nonsense? Maze

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Worksheets

Real or Nonsense? Maze

Decoding Poster Design

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Worksheets

Decoding Poster Design

Decode and Decide Game Pack

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Games & Activities

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Decode and Decide Game Pack

Phonic Frenzy Bingo

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Games & Activities

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Phonic Frenzy Bingo

Delightful Decoding Quiz

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Delightful Decoding Quiz

Nonsense Word Screening Tool & Student Sheet and Marking Sheet

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Worksheets

Nonsense Word Screening Tool & Student Sheet and Marking Sheet

Dynamic Decoding Marking Rubric and The Enchanted Forest Expedition Assessment Sheet

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Worksheets

Dynamic Decoding Marking Rubric and The Enchanted Forest Expedition Assessment Sheet

New 9.0 Curriculum

English Unit: Decoding Unknown Words

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LY04, EN2-4A, ACELY1679, VCELY256, EN2-VOCAB-01, EN2-REFLU-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Unit Plans

Primary + Unit Plans Membership

English Unit: Decoding Unknown Words