Year 1 Phonics Check and the Australian Curriculum

Overview

This document outlines how the types of words assessed in the Year 1 Phonics Check align with descriptors in the Australian Curriculum V9 and with indicators of literacy development described in the National Literacy Learning Progression.

Who is this document for?

Foundation to Year 2 teachers; school leaders

What will you learn?

The phonic code that Foundation to Year 2 students are expected to know, and the decoding skills they should develop at each of these year levels as outlined in the Australian Curriculum V9.

Where the words assessed in the Year 1 Phonics Check align with the Australian Curriculum V9 and with the National Literacy Learning Progressions.

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