Year 4 English · Australian Curriculum v9
Understand how to use and apply phonological and morphological knowledge to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, including a variety of vowel sounds and known prefixes and suffixes
Content descriptor
Understand how to use and apply phonological and morphological knowledge to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, including a variety of vowel sounds and known prefixes and suffixes.
- Code
- AC9E4LY09
- Year level
- Year 4
- Subject
- English
- Strand
- Literacy
- Sub-strand
- Phonic and word knowledge
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Learning intention
We are learning to understand how to use and apply phonological and morphological knowledge to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, including a variety of vowel sounds and known prefixes and suffixes.
Cloze sentence
Understand how to use and apply phonological and knowledge to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, including a variety of vowel sounds and known prefixes and suffixes.
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- AC9E4LA04Identify how text connectives including temporal and conditional words, and topic word associations are used to sequence and connect ideas
- AC9E4LA05Identify text navigation features of online texts that enhance readability including headlines, drop-down menus, links, graphics and layout
- AC9E4LA06Understand that complex sentences contain one independent clause and at least one dependent clause typically joined by a subordinating conjunction to create relationships, such as time and causality
- AC9E4LA07Investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech are used
- AC9E4LA08Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
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Frequently asked questions
What is AC9E4LY09?
AC9E4LY09 is a content descriptor in the Year 4 English curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Literacy strand). It asks students to understand how to use and apply phonological and morphological knowledge to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, including a variety of vowel sounds and known prefixes and suffixes.
What year level is AC9E4LY09?
AC9E4LY09 sits in the Year 4 English curriculum.
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