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www.wordflyers.com.au WordFlyers Commonly misused words, ‘ie’/ ‘ei’ spellings Commas to separate clauses, show possession and in contractions General nouns, verbs Conjunctions, adding detail to sentences Letter patterns in high frequency words Silent letters and variable letter sounds in words such as ‘because’. Commas to separate the clauses Conjunctions to join or connect supporting and main ideas in complex sentences Independent and dependent clauses Year 8 app Content sample: C O R R E L A T E D T O T H E A U S T R A L I A N C U R R I C U L U M The WordFlyers website reinforces and further teaches the app content and many other essential skills by more deeply examining these aspects of language within the context of short, high-interest texts that are presented in a range of Text Types and Forms. The activities in the WordFlyers: SkillBuilders apps enable students to practise selected aspects of language that underpin the development of knowledge, understandings and skills in strands of the Australian Curriculum: English. Each year level app covers the same content, but each at an age-appropriate level. Apple, the Apple logo and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Apps + Website = Literacy Success! This unit also includes 4 Reading comprehension lessons! C O R R E L A T E D T O T H E A U S T R A L I A N C U R R I C U L U M Website sample unit 8.1.3: “If it’s good enough for astronauts” Writing NAPLAN*- style question sets: Language conventions and Reading The audience of a feature article Report How a Report is organised; the classification and description stages The language of a Report: technical language, general nouns, adjectives and relating verbs Prefixes, base words, identifying adverbs and adjectives, commas, phrases, commonly misused words, literal and inferential comprehension questions Words and phrases related to non-fiction texts Descriptive language, alternatives to ‘said’ Metalanguage Vocabulary Spelling Punctuation Grammar 1 Grammar 2 SkillBuilders apps complement the wordflyers program Spelling Punctuation Grammar Get the most out of the WordFlyers App range

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Page 1: Get the most out of the WordFlyers App range · Prefixes, base words, identifying adverbs and adjectives, commas, phrases, commonly misused words, literal and inferential comprehension

www.wordflyers.com.au THE PASSPORT

to learning and practising

literacy skills

WordFlyers

Commonly misused words, ‘ie’/ ‘ei’ spellings

Commas to separate clauses, show possession and in contractions

General nouns, verbs

Conjunctions, adding detail to sentences

Letter patterns in high frequency words Silent letters and variable letter sounds in words such as ‘because’.

Commas to separate the clauses

Conjunctions to join or connect supporting and main ideas in complex sentencesIndependent and dependent clauses

Year 8 app Content sample:

CORRELATED TO THE

STRALIAN CURRIC

ULU

The WordFlyers website reinforces and further teaches the app content and many other essential skills by more deeply examining these aspects of language within the context of short, high-interest texts that are presented in a range of Text Types and Forms.

The activities in the WordFlyers: SkillBuilders apps enable students to practise selected aspects of language that underpin the development of knowledge, understandings and skills in strands of the Australian Curriculum: English.

Each year level app covers the same content, but each at an age-appropriate level.

Apple, the Apple logo and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

Apps + Website = Literacy Success!

This unit also includes 4 Reading comprehension lessons!

CORRELATED TO THE

STRALIAN CURRIC

ULU

Website sample unit 8.1.3: “If it’s good enough for astronauts”

Writing

NAPLAN*- style question sets: Language conventions and Reading

The audience of a feature article ReportHow a Report is organised; the classification and description stages The language of a Report: technical language, general nouns, adjectives and relating verbs

Prefixes, base words, identifying adverbs and adjectives, commas, phrases, commonly misused words, literal and inferential comprehension questions

Words and phrases related to non-fiction texts

Descriptive language, alternatives to ‘said’

Metalanguage

Vocabulary

Spelling

Punctuation

Grammar 1

Grammar 2

SkillBuilders apps complement

the wordflyers program

Spelling