Year 6 English · Australian Curriculum v9
Use phonic knowledge of common and less common grapheme–phoneme relationships to read and write increasingly complex words
Content descriptor
Use phonic knowledge of common and less common grapheme–phoneme relationships to read and write increasingly complex words.
- Code
- AC9E6LY08
- Year level
- Year 6
- Subject
- English
- Strand
- Literacy
- Sub-strand
- Phonic and word knowledge
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Learning intention
We are learning to use phonic knowledge of common and less common grapheme–phoneme relationships to read and write increasingly complex words.
Cloze sentence
Use phonic knowledge of common and less common grapheme–phoneme to read and write increasingly complex words.
Related Year 6 English descriptors
- AC9E6LA01Understand that language varies as levels of formality and social distance increase
- AC9E6LA02Understand the uses of objective and subjective language, and identify bias
- AC9E6LA03Explain how texts across the curriculum are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases depending on purposes, recognising how authors often adapt text structures and language features
- AC9E6LA04Understand that cohesion can be created by the intentional use of repetition, and the use of word associations
- AC9E6LA05Understand how embedded clauses can expand the variety of complex sentences to elaborate, extend and explain ideas
- AC9E6LA06Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups
- AC9E6LA07Identify and explain how images, figures, tables, diagrams, maps and graphs contribute to meaning
- AC9E6LA08Identify authors’ use of vivid, emotive vocabulary, such as metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, imagery and hyperbole
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Frequently asked questions
What is AC9E6LY08?
AC9E6LY08 is a content descriptor in the Year 6 English curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Literacy strand). It asks students to use phonic knowledge of common and less common grapheme–phoneme relationships to read and write increasingly complex words.
What year level is AC9E6LY08?
AC9E6LY08 sits in the Year 6 English curriculum.
How can I create resources for AC9E6LY08?
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