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Curriculum Connection

**Outcomes and Indicators for Spelling based on the 2010 Sask. Curriculum 1-5 “Graphophonics” ** Taken from : Saskatchewan's E.L.A. Curriculum Cues and Conventions and Outcomes and Indicators **Here’s what Students Need to Learn in Each Grade **

**Grade 1 ** ü **Use phonics (including letter/sound relationships and patterns in words) to spell unfamiliar words ** ü **Sound out (elongating) and represent all substantial sounds in spelling a word ** ü **Use a mixture of conventional and temporary spelling for three-and-four letter short vowel words ** ü **Use conventional spellings of high-frequency words ** ü **Recognize the difference between invented and conventional Canadian spelling ** ü **Form correctly the plural of single-syllable words (e.g. dog/dogs) ** ü **Use capitals for the pronoun !, names, days of the week, and months ** ü **Spell name and high-frequency words such as are, and, I, from, was, that, the, they, with, you. . . **

**Grade Two ** ü **Use phonics to spell more difficult words (e.g., words ending in “ing”; words with more than one syllable) ** ü **Use long and short vowel patterns ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Use “es” to form plural of certain words ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Understand that the same sound may be represented by different spellings (e.g.,find, phone). **  ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Use specific vocabulary for the situation ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses a variety of spelling strategies ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells grade-appropriate high frequency words correctly ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses long and short vowel patterns ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells most words with __blends,__ __silent e__, and __common vowel team (e.g., oa, ee, ai, ou)__, ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells many “r” controlled words **

<span style="border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt; display: block; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Grade Three ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Use long and short vowel patterns ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Use phonics and memorized spelling rules (e.g., stop/stopped) to increase accuracy in spelling ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses abbreviations to spell frequently used words (e.g., Mr.) ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses the apostrophe in common contractions ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells correctly easy multi-syllable words ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells correctly high-frequency words ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses Canadian spelling of words ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses a variety of sources (e.g., word lists, computer, dictionary) to check spelling of unfamiliar words ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells correctly Saskatchewan, months of the year, and words such as anywhere, always, already, any, anything,. . . **

<span style="border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt; display: block; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Grade Four ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses spelling and knowledge of word structure and meaning to spell words correctly ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells common high-frequency words correctly using Canadian spelling ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Identifies misspelled words and uses resources (e.g., dictionary) to correct **

ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells correctly Canada, and words such as states, plate, brake, coach, cousin, hello, still,. . . **

<span style="border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt; display: block; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Grade Five ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Selects and uses a variety of spelling strategies including sound ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses a variety of resources to confirm spelling ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses a thesaurus ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells correctly the provinces and capitals ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Spells correctly the words such as catch, matches, strength, scratch, length,. . . **  ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Uses clear and correct pronunciation and enunciation to communicate and to figure out spelling of words **

<span style="border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt; display: block; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Grade Six ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Utilizes spelling rules and strategies to correctly spell appropriate words ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Thinks about how a word is spelled ** ü **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Thinks about how the word is said **