AC9E6LY09 Year 6 English

This Content Descriptor from Year 6 English provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

use knowledge of known words, word origins including some Latin and Greek roots, base words, prefixes, suffixes, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words including technical words

Elaborations

• 1 using a dictionary to explore and using knowledge of word origins, including some Greek roots, to spell words; for example, the Greek root “ath” meaning “contest” or “outstanding skill”, “pent” meaning the number 5 and “dec” meaning the number 10 inform the spelling and meaning of the words “athlete”, “pentathlon” and “decathlon”
• 2 applying accumulated knowledge of a wide range of letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words; for example, “ratio” and “synthesis”
• 3 expanding knowledge of prefixes and suffixes, and exploring meaning relationships between words; for example, “disappearance”, “submarine”, “subterranean”, “poisonous” and “nervous”
• 4 applying accumulated knowledge of a wide range of letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words; for example, knowing how and why these words are spelt as follows: “reliability”, “handkerchief”, “receive”, “lollies”, “trolleys”, “climbing”, “designed” and “emergency”
• 5 spelling technical words by applying morphemic knowledge; for example, “metaphorical”, “biology” and “biodegradable”
• 6 investigating the meanings of words in languages of First Nations Australians using dictionaries or online resources from state libraries or universities

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