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Blue Level Overview

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Studyladder Spelling Program

The Studyladder Spelling program is a sequential whole school program catering for primary students between the age of 5 and 12. Each Level in the Studyladder program provides grade appropriate activities for teaching and learning. Areas covered across the Whole School Spelling Program include: Phonics, Vocabulary Enrichment, Language Rules and Conventions, Word Usage and Etymology. Studyladder Levels are arranged by colour in the following order: Yellow Level, Red Level, Orange Level, Blue Level, Green Level, Brown Level, Black Level.

The Blue Level program consists of the following features:

1) Introductory Videos that demonstrate skills and introduce new knowledge. Videos demonstrate ‘sounding out’ techniques to assist student under standing of phonics and word families. 2) Online Practice activities that include ‘Look, Cover, Write’ techniques to help students recognise and use correct spelling.3) Printable Activity Sheets that allow students to practice writing correct letter formations while practising correct spelling.4) Online Test Activities that allow teachers/parents to keep records of student progress.

Order of Teaching: 1) strategies for spelling words through understanding of phonic patterns 2) strategies for spelling words through understanding of spelling rules and plural rules3) strategies for spelling words through recognition of contextual clues such as homophones4) vocabulary through introduction of word banks, including descriptive words and technical words 5) morphemic word families through understanding of etymological word origins

The Word Lists: Each list consists of five words that target a specific outcome. Teachers may choose to include one or more lists in their weekly spelling program. Teachers can adjust the course to cater for the needs of their students by including additional words of their own choice (or by selecting from ‘themed’ word banks that will be introduced to the program during the coming months.) Teachers may also access any of the activities in higher or lower grades to cater for individual student needs.

Associated Activities: VIDEOS: Each word list has teaching video that demonstrates skills and introduces new knowledge. Students are encouraged to watch the videos at school to reinforce knowledge. Teachers may also like to set this task as a homework task to help students share their understanding with their parents. ACTIVITY SHEET: Teachers are encouraged to use these activities within their classrooms to reinforce understanding of the spelling strategy that is being addressed. ONLINE ACTIVITIES AND TESTS: Teachers may choose to allow students online time at school or they may set these activities as Studyladder free homework tasks.

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Date Studyladder Activities Focus Words Outcomes Activities Assessment Notes

Spelling Rule:‘ch or tch?’ Use ‘tch’ after a short vowel.

Word Building:‘catch’

Plural Rules:Add ‘s’ or ‘es’?

Spelling Rule: ‘ch or tch?’

Use ‘ch’ after a consonant.

ScratchMatchSnatchFetchPitch

CatchCatchingCatchesCatchableCaught

PencilsFlowersBrushesFoxesPatches

CrunchPinchLunchRanchFinch

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Spelling Rules: ‘Use ‘tch’ after a short vowel’ online test

Word Building: ‘catch’ online test

Plural Rules: ‘Add s or es’ online testAssessment

Spelling Rules: ‘Use ‘ch’ after a consonant’ online test

Spelling Rules: ‘Use ‘tch’ after a short vowel’ online instructional video

Look, Cover Write online activity

Printable activity sheet



Plural Rules: ‘Add s or es?’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘Use ‘ch’ after a consonant’ online instructional video





Spelling Rule: ‘ch or tch?’

Use ‘ch’ after two vow-els.

Suffix Rules:Adding ‘ing’ and ‘ed’

All letters are usually retained when adding ‘ing’ and ‘ed’ Rules: Silent ‘w’ in Di-graph ‘wr’

Rules: Silent ‘k’ in Di-graph ‘kn’

BeachTeachPeachTouchSpeech

WalkingSingingJumpingThinkingPlaying WrittenWrinkledWrappingWrongWreck

Kneadknuckleknightknittedknowledge

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Spelling Rules: ‘Use ‘ch’ after two vowels’ online test Suffix Rules: ‘Adding ing and ed’online test Spelling Rules: ‘w is silent in wr’online test

Spelling Rules: ‘k is silent in kn’online test

Spelling Rules: ‘Use ‘ch’ after two vowels’ online instructional video



Suffix Rules: ‘Adding ing and ed’ online instructional video

Look, Cover Write online activity Printable activity sheet

Spelling Rules: ‘w is silent in wr’ online instructional video


Spelling Rules: ‘k is silent in kn’ online instructional video




Digraphs: ‘ph’

Spelling Rule: “a’ says ‘o’

‘a’ sometimes makes an ‘o’ sound Word Building: ‘wash’

Word Building:‘heat’

PhonePhotoPhrasePhobiaPhantom

Focus WordsWashWanderSwallowSwapWarrior

WashWashesWashingWashedWashable

HeatHeatedPreheatOverheatReheat

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485) (ACELA1485)

Digraphs: ‘ph’online testAssessment Spelling Rules: ‘a says o’online test

Word Building: ‘wash’ online test

Word Building: ‘heat’ online test

Spelling Rules: ‘k is silent in kn’ online instructional video



Digraphs: ‘ph’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘a says o’ online instructional video








Suffix Rules: Drop ‘e’ before adding ‘ing’ If the base word ends in ‘e’,

drop the ‘e’ before adding

suffixes beginning with a

vowel, eg. ‘ing’

Word Building:“live’

Word Building:‘hope’ Word Building:‘bite’

SmilingRidingJokingHopingComing

LiveLivingLivelyLifeLifeless

HopeHopedHopingHopefulHopeless

BiteBiteBitingBitBitten

(ACELA1485) (ACELA1485) (ACELA1485) (ACELA1485)

Suffix Rules: ‘Drop e before adding ing’online test

Word Building: ‘live’ online test

Word Building: ‘hope’ online test Word Building: ‘bite’ online test

Suffix Rules: ‘Drop e before adding ing’ online instructional video











Word Building:‘care’

Word Building:‘like’

Digraphs: ‘ur’

Spelling Rule:Digraph ‘or’ can make an ‘er’ sound.

CareCaringcaresCarelessCareful

LikeLikesLikedLikingLikeable

SlurpChurchBlurtedChurnedSurfing

WordWormWorkWorldWhorl

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Word Building: ‘care’ online test Word Building: ‘like’ online test

Digraphs: ‘ur’online test

Spelling Rules: ‘or can make an er sound’online test




Digraphs: ‘ur’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘or can make an er sound’ online instructional video





Word Building:‘work’

Spelling Rule: ‘y’ as a vowel

Plural Rules: Keep the ‘y’

To make a plural of words

ending in ‘y’ preceded by a

vowel, keep the ‘y’, add ‘s’.

Plural Rules: change ‘y’ to ‘i’

To make a plural of words

ending in ‘y’, change ‘y’ to ‘i’

then add ‘es

WorkWorksWorkedWorkingWorkable BabyLadyFairyBodyCopy

BoysKeysToysDelaysMonkeys

FerriesDaisiesBerriesStoriesCherries

(ACELA1485) (ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Word Building: ‘work’ online test

Spelling Rules: ‘y as a vowel’online test

Plural Rules: ‘Keep the y’ online test

Plural Rules: ‘Change y to i’ online test



Spelling Rules: ‘y as a vowel’ online instructional video


Plural Rules: ‘Keep the y’ online instructional video



Plural Rules: ‘Change y to i’ online instructional video





Word Building:‘lazy’

Word Building:‘happy’

Word Building:‘try’

Word Family ‘ore’

LazyLazierLaziestLazinessLazily

HappyHappiestHappinessUnhappyHappier

TryTriesTriedTryingTrial

ShoreScoreStoreChoreWore

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Word Building: ‘lazy’ online test

Word Building: ‘happy’ online test Word Building: ‘try’ online test

Word Family ‘ore’online test







Word Family: ‘ore’ online instructional video




Word Building:‘grow’

Digraphs:‘dge’

When a ‘j’ sound follows

a short vowel, it is spelled

‘dge’.

Spelling Rules: ‘c’ says ‘s’

“c’ can make a ‘s’ sound

before ‘e’ ‘I’ and ‘y’.

Spelling Rule: ‘s’ says ‘z’

An ‘s’ usually makes a ‘z’

sound when it is placed

between two vowels.

GrowGrowingGrownGrowthGrew

HedgeBridgeTrudgeWedgeJudge

CircleDecideSpeciesCycleCertain

CheeseRiseNosePleaseSurprise

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Word Building: grow’ online test

Digraphs: ‘dge’online test

Spelling Rules: ‘c says s’online test

Spelling Rules: ‘c says z’online test


Digraphs: ‘dge’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘c says s’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘c says z’ online instructional video





Word Building: ‘lose’

Contractions: Using ‘not’

Word Building;‘shine’

Word Building:‘throw’

LoseLosingLostLosesLoss

needn’tmustn’twasn’taren’tmightn’t

ShineShinesShiningShinyShone

ThrowThrowingThrownThrowsThrew

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Word Building: ‘lose’ online test

Contractions: ‘Using not’ online test Word Building: ‘shine’ online test

Word Building: ‘throw’ online test



Look, Cover Write online activity Printable activity sheet Look, Cover Write online activity Printable activity sheet





Contractions: Using ‘have’

Word Family:‘ight’

Digraphs:‘ie’

Double Consonants: ‘ss’

should’vemight’vewould’vecould’vemust’ve

SightFrightFlightKnightBright

PieTieLieDieTied

ChessPressFussKissedMissing

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Contractions: ‘Using have’ online test

Word Family ‘ight’online test

Digraphs: ‘ie’online test Double Consonants: ‘ss’online test



Word Family: ‘ight’ online instructional video



Digraphs: ‘ie’ online instructional video



Double Consonant: ‘ss’ online instructional video





Double Consonants: ‘gg’

Word Building:‘smell’

Word Building:‘water’

Word Building:‘drink’

BuggyEggWiggleStruggleWriggle

SmellSmelledSmellsSmellingSmelly

WaterWatersWateringWateredWatery

DrinkDrinksDrinkingDrankDrinkable

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Double Consonants: ‘gg’online test

Word Building: ‘smell’ online test Word Building: ‘water’ online test

Word Building: ‘drink’ online test

Double Consonant: ‘gg’ online instructional video











Word Building:‘smile’ Letter Combination: ‘ttle’

Letter Combination: ‘pple’

Letter Combination: ‘bble’

SmileSmilesSmilingSmiledSmiley

BottleSettleRattleCattleLittle

AppleToppleSuppleRippleCripple

BubbleBabbleWobbleRubblePebble

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Word Building: ‘smile’ online test


Printable activity sheet Spelling Rules: ‘’ttle’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘’pple’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘’bble’ online instructional video




Plural Rules: Change a few letters

Letter Combination:‘ear’

Letter Combination:‘eer’

Letter Combination: ‘are’

FeetTeethGeeseMenWomen

DearClearYearHearEar

CheerDeerSteerPeerBeer

SpareStareFareSquareShare

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Plural Rules: ‘Change a few Letters’ online test

Spelling Rules: ‘ear’online test

Spelling Rules: ‘eer’online test Spelling Rules: ‘are’online test

Plural Rules: ‘Change a few letters’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘ear is a homophone’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘eer is a homophone’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘are is a homophone’ online instructional video





Letter Combination: ‘air’

Letter Combination: ‘ear’

Letter Combination: ‘ain’

Letter Combination:‘eigh’

PairFairChairStairsHair

PearWearTearBearSwear

GrainSprainStainStrainBrain

WeighNeighSleighFreightWeight

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Spelling Rules: ‘air’online test

Spelling Rules: ‘ear’online test Word Family ‘ain’online test

Letter Combination: ‘eigh’online test

Spelling Rules: ‘air is a homophone’ online instructional video



Spelling Rules: ‘ear is a homophone’ online instructional video



Word Family: ‘ain’ online instructional video



Letter Combination: ‘eigh’ online instructional video





Word Building:‘break’ Word Family:‘eel’

Word Family:‘eat’

Plural Rules: Word stays the same

Breakbreaksbreakingbrokebroken SteelHeelPeelKneelReel

CheatWheatPleatTreatNeat

SheepTongsGlassesScissorsUnderwearShorts

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Word Building: ‘break’ online test Word Family ‘eel’online test

Word Family ‘eat’online test

Plural Rules: ‘Word stays the same’ online test



Word Family: ‘eel’ online instructional video



Word Family: ‘eat’ online instructional video



Plural Rules: ‘Word stays the same’ online instructional video





Word Family:‘ought’

Letter combination:‘aught’

Word Building:‘sell’

BoughtFoughtBroughtOughtSought

NaughtCaughtTaughtFraughtDaughter

SellSellsSellingSaleSold

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

(ACELA1485)

Word Family ‘ought’online test

Word Family ‘aught’online test

Word Building: ‘sell’ online test

Word Family: ‘ought’ online instructional video



Word Family: ‘aught’ online instructional video





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