Primary Years Spelling
Proficiency in spelling has a positive influence on overall writing competence, and general enjoyment and fluency in reading. It is well established that spelling is an essential part of being a literate writer. Becoming a writer is a complex endeavour that requires an understanding of a culturally distinctive sign system, and an application of this system in a way that has communicative intent. While writing provides a means for intellectual inquiry and creative expression, it is facilitated by the successful application of the spelling, grammar and punctuation conventions, particular to the English language.
Downloadable Resources
CoSTEY and CoST Assessment Schedule
NSW Early Stage 1 Phonics & Spelling Scope & sequence
NSW Stage 1 Phonics & Spelling Scope & sequence Year 1
NSW Stage 1 Phonics & Spelling Scope & sequence Year 2
Implementing evidence-based spelling instruction (Daffern et al., 2024)
NSW Stage 2 Spelling Scope & Sequence
NSW Stage 3 Spelling Scope & Sequence
Sample Weekly Lesson Plan: Year 3 & 4
CoSTEY Student Response Sheets
Templates for Teaching & Assessing Writing
Templates for Teaching Handwriting.
Podcast
NSW Department of Education
Podcast
Spelling with Dr Daffern
Podcast
Assessing Spelling with Dr Tessa Daffern
MultiLit to CoSTEY and Compendium Alignment
Decodable Readers Australia decodable books aligned to CoSTEY and Compendium
Little Learners Love Literacy decodable books aligned to CoSTEY and Compendium
Sunshine Books aligned to CoSTEY and Compendium
Weekly Lesson Plan Example 2 (Years 5 and 6)
NSW English K-2 Syllabus and CoSTEY Alignment
NSW English Syllabus 3-6 with CoST and Compendium alignment
VIC Curriculum and CoSTEY and CoST Alignment
Investigating the efficacy of using error analysis
data to inform explicit teaching of spelling
Sample PhOrM Lesson Plan Early Years_ Morphology est suffix