Effective Spelling is underpinned by a holistic and inquiry-based learning approach to spelling. The whole-school series is designed to support teachers to foster a culture of word noticing, transforming students into curious thinkers and effective, competent spellers. Each component explicitly aligns with the Australian Curriculum: English and offers educators flexible learning pathways. Key Features Each Teaching Guide: comprises ten Big Ideas chapters, each with a key spelling focus presents inquiry-based sample learning sequences demonstrating a best-practice teaching routine, which can be adapted for many spelling concepts includes activities to support students' understandings of key spelling concepts incorporates the key spelling strategies: Sound, Visual, Meaning, Connecting and Checking includes thrice yearly Spelling Big Ideas Inventory Assessments (Year 1 to 6), and pre and post assessments for each learning sequence demonstrates how to incorporate rich literature into spelling instruction, and includes lists of recommended books that can be used to support student learning Contents Introduction Spelling Scope and Sequence: Pre-Foundation – Year Two Big Idea 1: Rhyme Big Idea 2: Alliteration Big Idea 3: Manipulating Sounds in Words Big Idea 4: Using Names to Introduce Letter–Sound Relationships Big Idea 5: Letter–Sound Relationships Big Idea 6: Onset and Rime Big Idea 7: Digraphs Big Idea 8: Vowels and Consonants Big Idea 9: Words Are Made of Meaningful Parts (Morphemes) Big Idea 10: High-Frequency Words Assessments and Recording Sheets Teacher Resource Sheets Blackline Masters (BLMs) Glossary References