Phonic Dictation: Book D - Ages 9-10 by Teacher Superstore

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ISBN 978-1-921750-62-5 RIC–6336 Titles available in this series: Phonic dictation Book A (Ages 6–7) Phonic dictation Book B (Ages 7–8) Phonic dictation Book C (Ages 8–9) Phonic dictation Book D (Ages 9–10)

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Foreword Phonic dictation is a series of four books designed to develop students’ ability to transfer phonic and spelling skills to extended reading and to writing tasks. It focuses on handwriting, letter formation and placement, pencil grip and posture. Speech pathologists, occupational therapists and teachers collaborated in the development of this valuable resource. A short, simple-to-administer placement test can be used to identify at which dictation passage each student in your class should start. Students complete five tasks for each phonic dictation passage in the book.

Contents

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Teachers notes ................................................................................................................................................v – vi Overview of phonic dictation resources for Books A–D .................................................................................. vii Dictation program placement test................................................................................................................... viii Tips for teachers and parents – How to assist students when reading and writing....................................... ix The first step to establishing letter formation is having the right posture .........................................................x Pencil grip – What is a good pencil grip?...................................................................................................... xi What is NOT a good pencil grip? ............................................................................................ xii Position of paper ..................................................................................................................................................xiii Am I ready to write? ........................................................................................................................................... xiv Target 1: Dictation tasks that revise a selection of the following Book C phonic concepts: ..................... 1 tch – Stretching, clutching and snatching ....................................................................................2–3 igh – Frightening lightning ...............................................................................................................4–5 dge and ge – Reluctant to work today.........................................................................................6–7 ey and y – Everybody is doing something ....................................................................................8–9 tle, zle, ple and f le – The beetle’s impressive new home........................................................10–11 kle, gle, dle, ble and f le – Rumble in the jungle.......................................................................12–13 dle, ble, kle and zle – An end to the grumbles ........................................................................14–15 qu – The quizzing, questioning quail ..........................................................................................16–17 ph – An elephant’s discovery .....................................................................................................18–19 be – Beware of the octopus .......................................................................................................20–21 silent b – The poorly-groomed plumber ....................................................................................22–23 ea (health) – My healthy breakfast............................................................................................24–25 Checklist for progressing to Target 2 ............................................................................................... 26

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Target 2: Dictation tasks that involve spelling phonic concepts that differ from their most regular forms: .......................................................................................................................... 27 a (mask) – The mistreated pet ....................................................................................................28–29 a (swan) – A swan by a swamp .................................................................................................30–31 a (path) and a (swan) – Squabbling swans ..............................................................................32–33 c (city) – Bicycle tour of the city .................................................................................................34–35 ch (ache) – Complaints of aches and pains ............................................................................36–37 c (city) and ch (ache) – Advice from a chemist .....................................................................38–39 g (gentle) – Strange and unusual tales .....................................................................................40–41 o (month) – London in only a month .........................................................................................42–43 s (sugar) – A shop without sugar for sale ..................................................................................44–45 or (work) – The workman .............................................................................................................46–47 u (super and human) – Superhuman powers ...........................................................................48–49 u (busy) – Busy, busy, busy! .........................................................................................................50–51 y (shy) – A home renovation job ................................................................................................52–53 y (symbol) – Ancient Egypt’s mysteries .....................................................................................54–55 Checklist for progressing to Target 3 ............................................................................................... 56 See over for Targets 3 and 4

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Target 3: Dictation tasks that involve spelling phonic concepts that incorporate phonemic and/or syllabic spelling strategies: .............................................................................. 57 age – Held hostage .....................................................................................................................58–59 age – Language barrier ..............................................................................................................60–61 ear (search) – Yearning to be a superstar ................................................................................62–63 use – The class bully .....................................................................................................................64–65 au (laugh) – Laughter ..................................................................................................................66–67 au (author) – A short novel .........................................................................................................68–69 augh – The naughty pair .............................................................................................................70–71 ough – Thoughts about a birthday gift ......................................................................................72–73 au, augh and ough – My naughty daughter ...........................................................................74–75 au, augh and ough – The haunted house ................................................................................76–77 sion – Class excursion ..................................................................................................................78–79 sion – Expansion at the zoo.........................................................................................................80–81 sion – A grand final vision ............................................................................................................82–83 tion – Competition to address pollution and congestion issues .............................................84–85 tion – A reaction to the lotion .....................................................................................................86–87 tion and sion – The vision of a mansion .....................................................................................88–89 tion and sion – An explosion at the plant .................................................................................90–91 ation – Celebration at an isolated destination.........................................................................92–93 ation – Education .........................................................................................................................94–95 ician – Occupation options ........................................................................................................96–97 ain – I must holiday in Great Britain............................................................................................98–99 ine – A marine magazine ........................................................................................................100–101 our (harbour) – My neighbour works at the harbour ...........................................................102–103 ture (picture) – My future adventure .....................................................................................104–105 ture (picture) – Capturing loose cattle ..................................................................................106–107 sure (treasure) – A chest f illed with treasure .........................................................................108–109 ous – Becoming famous ..........................................................................................................110–111 ie (thief) – The chief jewellery thief ........................................................................................112–113 ei (weight) – Freighting packages overseas ........................................................................114–115 Checklist for progressing to Target 4 ............................................................................................. 116

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Target 4: Dictation tasks that involve decoding and spelling that incorporate silent letter phonic concepts: .................................................................................................................. 117 silent c – Matthew’s attraction to science ............................................................................118–119 silent l – Cracked palms and aching calves ........................................................................120–121 silent t – Guards on alert ..........................................................................................................122–123 silent u – A builder in disguise..................................................................................................124–125 silent w – Exam pressure ..........................................................................................................126–127 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................... 129 Template for Task 4: Copying and handwriting ...................................................................130–131 Template for Task 5: Dictation ................................................................................................132–133 Templates for Tasks 4 and 5 using different line width and spacing .................................134–141

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Teachers notes Each phonic dictation passage involves five tasks that support student learning:

Task 1

Reading practice

Students read the title and the story.

Task 2

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Reading comprehension

Task 3

Error identification and correction

There are up to 16 word, spelling and punctuation errors for students to identify and correct in the spaces provided on the page. The number of errors in the passage is specified at the beginning of each task.

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Students demonstrate their understanding of the passage by illustrating as much as they can of the story, then adding word labels.

Copying and handwriting

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Task 4

Students copy the story they have read, focusing on correct posture, pencil grip and letter formation.

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There are templates on pages 130 and 131 that can be used for this task.

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The story is dictated. Students need to listen carefully and remember the spelling, punctuation and writing practised when completing Tasks 1–4. There are templates on pages 132 and 133 that can be used for dictation.

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Teachers notes – A note from the author What happens when correct spelling of test words does not transfer to writing? Have you noticed how students often write words correctly in spelling tests but struggle when applying their new knowledge to written work? Do you wonder why this happens? As a general rule, students require many opportunities to rehearse their skills in contexts of increasing complexity. This means if classroom teachers focus on spelling primarily at a single-word level, the transfer to everyday usage will never be guaranteed.

A handy tool for teachers and parents

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Dictation tasks require minimal preparation, but hold the potential of producing significant gains in student performance. Dictation improves the following skills: • listening • handwriting

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• auditory memory • language • spelling.

Crowd control is essential!

First and foremost, dictation requires students’ attention. Teachers are required to impose ‘crowd control’ discipline measures in their classes and remind their students what constitutes ‘good’ listening behaviour.

© R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons Before students commence a dictation task—i.e. transcribe what they hear— •f or r ev i ewtop u r pos eson l y •if it’s recommended they are exposed the passage beforehand. It’s helpful

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students are able to process its meaning before writing out its parts.

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2. When presenting dictation tasks, consider the length of each section verbalised and the number of times the section is repeated before (or while) the students transcribe. The shorter the section, the less challenging the dictation task. 3. Repetition of the dictated sections will reduce the memory requirement and make the task less challenging. It is recommended that, over time, the length of each section is gradually extended and the amount of repetition is gradually reduced. This helps students apply greater levels of auditory processing and memory.

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The dictation range focuses on a variety of spelling and phonics concepts. As students complete the dictation tasks, they are faced with the challenge of applying their recently acquired spelling concepts to the rewriting of passages. This should improve their ability to transfer spelling concepts to their own writing.

Dictation produces significant gains When presented on a regular basis, dictation tasks hold the potential to produce significant gains in a range of areas. Importantly, dictation assists in the translation of spelling list words to students’ self-generated writing. BA(Ed), BEd, CPP(UK), MEd, MSc(SpPath)

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Overview of phonic dictation resources for Books A–D Phonic dictation Book A – for 6- to 7-year-olds Contains dictation tasks that primarily involve the application of: Target 1: Alphabet VC and CVC words Target 2: Phonic concepts—sh, ch, th, oo, ee, ck—to CVC words Target 3: Blends of CCVC and CVCC words Target 4: Phonic concepts: ar, or, ay, ai, oy, oi, er.

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Phonic dictation Book B – for 7- to 8-year-olds

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Contains dictation tasks that primarily involve the application of: Target 1: Book A phonic concept revision: sh, ch, th, oo, ee, ck, ar, or, ay, ai, er, ing, oy, oi and all Target 2: Consonant clusters and double consonants Target 3: Long vowels: a–e, e–e, i–e, o–e, u–e Target 4: Phonic concepts: oa, ow (mow), ir (third), ur (burn), er, aw (draw), or, ea (teach), ee, ou, ow (town), ew (screw), oo, ue (blue), y (puppy), kn, y (spy).

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Contains dictation tasks that primarily involve the application of: Target 1: A selection of Book A and Book B phonic concept revision: bi and tri consonant clusters, kn, or, aw, ea, ee, y, ly, oo, ue, ew, ai, ay, ow, o-e, oe, oa, ou, er, ir, ur, and squ Target 2: Phonemic spelling strategy and phonic concepts: igh, y, i-e, tch, ch, ge, dge, ea, ear, eer, ore, oar, oor, our and silent b Target 3: Onset and rime spelling strategy and phonic concepts: ace, ice, air, are, ear, eer, ould and alk Target 4: Syllabic spelling strategy and phonic concepts: le (ble, dle, f le, gle, kle, ple, tle, zle), ey, y, be, qu, ph, or, and any.

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Phonic dictation Book C – for 8- to 9-year-olds

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Phonic dictation Book D – for 9- to 10-year-olds

Contains dictation tasks that primarily involve the application of: Target 1: A selection of Book C phonic concept revision: tch, igh, dge, ge, ey, y, kle, tle, ble, dle, gle, ple, f le, zle, qu, ph, be, silent b and ea Target 2: Spelling involving phonic concepts that change their most regular form: a (mask), a (swan), c (city), ch (ache), g (gentle), o (month), s (sugar), or (work), u (super and human), u (busy), y (shy and symbol) Target 3: Spelling phonic concepts that incorportate phonemic and/or syllabic spelling strategies: age, ture, ear, au, augh and ough, tion and sion, ation and ician, ain, ie, ei, use, our, ous, ine and sure Target 4: Decoding and spelling that involves silent letter phonic concepts: silent t, silent c, silent l, silent u and silent w. R.I.C. Publications® www.ricpublications.com.au

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I had jam on my toast.

The band played very good music.

I held it tight so that I wouldn’t fall.

A drop of rain landed on my head.

There was no wind, so the flag didn’t fly.

The racing car sped around the track.

The lake looked very dark and deep.

I put a shoe on my left foot.

It is such a hot day today.

The lawnmower is kept in the garden shed. After his diet, the man became quite thin.

The sun is very bright today.

Yesterday, it was wet and rainy.

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dinner

Three girls and a boy played in the park.

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The seed was planted in some soil.

Dinner is the main meal eaten at night.

Blue paint was used to paint the house.

The shark swam close to the boat.

Tennis is a type of sport.

I am going to stay at my friend’s house.

Test sentence

Scoring/Interpretation: If the student spells one or more words incorrectly, within a single target, then he/she requires spelling intervention at that particular stage.

soil

paint

shark

sport

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Test word

Book A spelling words

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dress

shrink

strict

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beach

drew

toast

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For breakfast I always eat toast.

A ball broke the glass window.

I came third in the race.

Smoke drifted off the fire.

That toy is not yours. It is mine.

A circle is a shape.

People usually yawn when they’re very tired.

Can you count to twelve?

Many seashells washed up onto the beach.

The artist drew a wonderful picture.

author

symbol

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ache

Book C spelling words

Test sentence

The factory creates a lot of pollution.

Our class excursion was to the fire station.

My brother can be naughty.

The famous author read his book.

The ancient symbol looked strange.

The nurse was gentle and kind.

I have an ache in my shoulder.

Book D spelling words

Smoke rose up through the chimney.

The shuttle bus was 10 minutes late.

A plumber came to fix the leaking pipe.

Let’s go to the park instead.

John became an orphan when his parents died.

Mum prepared dinner in the kitchen.

Try not to frighten the birds

The edge of the cliff is very dangerous.

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My sister likes to wrestle with our cousin.

Science is my favourite subject.

52 harbour The fishing boat sailed into the harbour.

51 pollution

50 excursion

49 naughty

44 chimney

shuttle

The young witch cast a spell.

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38 frighten

The young girl wore a beautiful dress.

The magic spell caused the fairy to shrink in size.

The teacher was very strict.

In spring the flowers start to bloom.

He wrote his address on a scrap of paper.

Book B spelling words

Test word

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Adult says: ‘I want you to write a list of words. They start off easy and become more difficult. I will put each of the words into a sentence so you understand what each word is, but I only want you to write the word and not the whole sentence’.

Task instructions:

The following non-standardised spelling test can also be used to establish a general starting point for Phonic dictation.

Dictation program placement test

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Tips for teachers and parents ... How to assist students when reading • Most importantly, ensure the students have fun and enjoy reading the simple and sometimes silly stories. • Encourage students to go slowly and not rush the reading practice. Always remember to praise students’ early reading efforts. • Encourage students to ‘sound out’ (decode) unfamiliar words. Typically, students require multiple opportunities to decode before whole-word (or ‘sight-word’) reading is achieved.

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• If students are finding the visual element of reading difficult, it is recommended adults use a bookmark to assist students to focus on the word or words being read. Another technique that supports the visual aspects of reading is to enlarge the worksheets from an A4 to A3. – read the focus story several times on the same day; or – read the focus story every day over a week.

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• Some students require additional reading practice. If this is the case:

Remember, with short and frequent practice, reading skills development typically follows.

How to assist students when writing

• Most importantly, ensure the students have fun and enjoy the rewriting of the simple and sometimes silly stories. Make sure students do not rush the writing process. Always remember to praise students’ early writing efforts. •

• Supporting adults can assist early writing efforts by:

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are able to concentrate on multiple goals (e.g. spelling goals, punctuation goals and handwriting goals simultaneously). –

sounding out words

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pointing to a desk strip or chart to prompt the recall of alphabet and/or phonic patterns

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prompting correct letter formation (e.g. ‘Start at the top and go down’).

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• Some students require additional writing practice. If this is the case: –

read the focus story several times. The more familiar a student is with the content of the story, the easier it should be to engage in writing it

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rewrite the focus story each day over a week.

Remember, with short and frequent practice, writing skill development follows. • Finally, ask students to read their dictated story back to an adult before finishing the task.

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The first step to establishing letter formation is having the right posture A great sitting position at the desk

A great standing position

Keep an eye out:

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• for both feet flat on the floor • for forearms that are resting comfortably on the desk

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• that the bottom is placed towards the back of the seat

• that weight is evenly distributed over both feet • that the feet are approximately shoulder width apart • for a trunk that is fairly straight.

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• that the back is straight and leaning forward slightly, not slumped over the desk or slouched back in the chair.

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Pencil grip It is much easier to introduce and reinforce the proper way to hold a pencil than to try to change an inefficient style after the child has used it for several years. Handwriting difficulties can be avoided in later years if there is an early emphasis on developing fine motor skills, learning how to hold a pencil and regular practice.

What is a good pencil grip? • The pencil shaft is held between the pads of the index finger and the thumb of the dominant hand.

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• The middle finger sits along side the index finger, supporting the underside of the pencil. • The ring and little fingers curl gently into the palm.

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A proper pencil grip is stable and comfortable, and movements are produced by the smaller muscles of the fingers rather than the whole hand. One important feature of this type of grip is an open and rounded web space (the space formed by the thumb and index finger). It is much harder to move a pencil with finger movements if it is closed.

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The shaft of the pencil should rest gently in the webspace. Children can check to see if their pencil is ‘lying back on its pillow’.

• There is an open, fairly circular web space formed by the thumb and index finger. This is where the pencil There are a number of ways to encourage shaft rests. the right grip. For example: • Make an ‘okay’ sign with fingers. Place the pencil between the thumb and index fingers, then drop the middle ring and little fingers under the pencil. The last joint of the middle finger sits next to the index finger so it can support the underside of the pencil.

• Sometimes the pad of the middle finger is on the pencil, too; this is acceptable if the web space remains open.

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• The pinch action of the index finger and thumb, with the middle, ring and little fingers tucked into the palm, mimics the action of a bird’s pecking beak. Children can be reminded to make the bird’s beak and hold their pencil.

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• Children can be reminded to hold their pencil with their ‘okay’ fingers.

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• Sometimes children find it hard to keep their middle, ring or little fingers tucked into their palm. They often ‘climb’ onto the pencil shaft. Children can try holding a small marble or wishing stone in the palm of their hand as they write to help them maintain the right grip. • There are a large number of commercially available pencil grips to help children hold their pencils correctly. • Extremely short pencils can be used to encourage a child to use fingertips rather than the whole hand. R.I.C. Publications® www.ricpublications.com.au

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What is NOT a good pencil grip?

Transpalmar

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Position of paper Tilt the paper

Hold the paper down

Before starting to write, it is a good idea to position the paper so that the children can see their work as they go, and can maintain the correct hand position for writing.

Make sure that the non-dominant hand is helping by stabilising the paper.

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Left-handers tilt the top left-hand corner of their page up.

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Right-handers tilt the top right-hand corner of their page up.

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Am I ready to write?

Do I have good posture? • Sitting back in my chair • Back straight and leaning slightly forward

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Do I have good pencil grip?

The pencil is held between the pads of my index finger and thumb.

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Right-handed writers tilt the top right corner of the page up. Left-handed writers tilt the top left corner of the page up.

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Do I have the heel, of my writing hand, on the paper? This keeps my hand steady so my fingers can do the work.

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to write.

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Remind students of each point before commencing each dictation task.

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Target

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Target

Dictation tasks that revise a selection of Book C phonic concepts: tch, igh, dge, ge, ey, y, tle, zle, ple, fle, kle, gle, dle, ble, qu, ph, be, silent b and ea

phonic concepts that differ from their most regular forms: a (mask), a (swan), c (city), ch (ache), g (gentle), o (month), s (sugar), or (work), u (super and human), u (busy) and y (shy and symbol)

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Dictation tasks that involve spelling phonic concepts that incorporate phonemic and/or syllablic spelling strategies: age, ear, use, au, augh, ough, sion, tion, ation, ician, ain, ine, our, ture, sure, ous, ie and ei

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Dictation tasks that involve decoding and spelling that incorporate silent letter phonic concepts: silent c, silent l, silent t, silent u and silent w

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tch Dictation passage: Stretching, clutching and snatching

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Stretching, clutching and snatching

r o e t s Bo r e p attempted to openothe sight of the chest, Nicholas latch. u k He clutched theS latch and struggled to release it. Nicholas

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Located in a kitchen was a wooden chest. Upon catching

forced the latch open to reveal a batch of hatched birds.

The animals instantly took flight. A frantic Nicholas sprinted around the kitchen in an attempt to catch the freed birds.

Despite his efforts, poor Nicholas was unable to stretch and

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(b) Label the tch words.

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tch Dictation passage: Stretching, clutching and snatching

Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Stretching, clutching and snatching

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Located in a kichen was a wooden chest. Upon catching

He cluched the latch and strugled to releese it. Nicholas force the latch open to reveel a batch of hatched birds.

The animls instant took flight. A fantic Nicholas sprinted

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Despit his efforts, poor Nicholas was unable to strech and

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(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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igh Dictation passage: Frightening lightning

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Frightening lightning

r o e t s Bo r e pand a frightening sightotokbehold. It was both a delightful u S pounded the sky. Mighty trees, Bolts of bright lightning

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One evening around twilight, bright lightning began to strike.

decades old, plummeted to the ground. Frightened feathered wildlife took flight in an attempt to escape. Several buildings positioned high on cliff faces trembled but managed to

hold on tight. The surrounding area was mightily fortunate

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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igh Dictation passage: Frightening lightning

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Frightening lightning

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u It was both aS delight and a frighting sight to behold.

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One evening arownd twilight, bright lightning began to strike.

Bolts of bright lightning pawnded the sky. Mighty trees, decade old, plummet to the ground. Frighted feather

wildlife took flight in an atempt to escape. Sevral buildings

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sunlight, the slight damije was seen by all.

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dge and ge Dictation passage: Reluctant to work today

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Reading practice

Read the story.

Reluctant to work today

r o e t s Bo r e struggling with the entrance hinge, the p door with its rustyok u SDue to an awful headache, the judge was door eased open.

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A stern elderly judge trudged reluctantly into his office. After

keen to dodge phone calls and any other form of interaction. Once inside, the judge promptly locked his office door and laid in agony on his orange sofa. The judge plunged into

a deep, deep slumber. Only ten minutes later, his receptionist nudged him awake. The gentleman asn he ©R . I . C.Pubcringed, l i cat i o swas keen to return to After placing orange ‘Do not •sleep. f orr evi ew pan ur pose so ndisturb’ l y•

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Reluctant to work today

r o e t s Bo r e p o u khinge, the struggling with the entrence door with its rusty S

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A stern elderly juge trudged reluctly into his office. After

door eesed open. Due to an orful headache, the judge was

keen to dodge phone calls and any other form of interact. Once inside, the juge prompt locked his office door and

a deep, deep slumb. Only ten minutes later, his reception

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nudged him awake. The gentlemen cringed, as he was keen to return to sleep. Arfer placing an oringe ‘Do not disterb’

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Phonic dictation

ey and y Dictation passage: Everybody is doing something

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Everybody is doing something

r o e t s Bo r e okwall. A an avenue. A cheekyp monkey scaled a high alley u baby feasted onS tasty mashed potatoes soaked in gravy. A

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A pretty lady, dressed in a smart but tiny skirt, strutted along

tiny jockey galloped a horse through a field of barley. A lazy donkey dozed in the midday sunlight. A young school-aged boy competed in hockey, then in volleyball. I wonder what

everybody else in the world is doing? Everyone, everywhere,

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the ey and y words.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Everybody is doing something

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u an avenue. AS cheeky monky scaled a high ally wall. A

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A pritty lady, dressed in a smart but tiny skirt, stutted along

baby feested on tasty mashed potatoes soak in gravy. A

tiny jocky galloped a horse through a field of barley. A lazy

donky dozed in the midday sunlihgt. A young school-aged

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is engaging in sum sort of activity.

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everbody else in the world is doing? Everone, everywhere,

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Task 4

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tle, zle, ple and f le Dictation passage: The beetle’s impressive new home

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The beetle’s impressive new home

r o e t s Bo r e p family. The determined okbeetle ample room for his entire u Sthe scrub until he settled on a suitable shuffled through

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A determined beetle wished to create a beetle home with

location. The determined beetle then battled with the soil, rocks and plant life. Even though the beetle was totally frazzled by the end of his working day, the beetle was

dazzled by the ample space within his new family home. The

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Task 2

Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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Phonic dictation

(b) Label the tle, zle, ple and f le words.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The beetle’s impressive new home

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u ample room S for his entire family. The detered beetle

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A detered beetle wished to creete a beetle home with

shufled through the scrub until he settled on a suituble

lockation. The detmined beetle then batled with the soyl,

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dazled by the ample space within his new family home. The extreemly hardworking beatle longed to shufle his entire

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family into their new home.

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Task 5

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kle, gle, dle, ble and f le Dictation passage: Rumble in the jungle

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Rumble in the jungle

r o e t s Bo r e shot sounded. It seemed p that, once again, theosmugglers u k for Sof a hunt to collect jungle animals were in the middle

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Deep in an African jungle a rifle was fired. Only a single rifle

their illegal trade. As such, the animals huddled together and trembled with fear. Not one single animal wanted to topple

to the ground as a result of a smuggler’s rifle shot. I can only hope that the animals did battle and frazzle the smugglers acting illegally in© theR jungle. Hopefully, terrifi ed, . I . C. Publ i cthe at i ons

trembling • animals were able hide aso as huddle inside the f orr evi ewtop ur p eson l y•

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Reading comprehension

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thick jungle growth.

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(b) Label the kle, gle, dle, ble and f le words.

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kle, gle, dle, ble and f le Dictation passage: Rumble in the jungle

Name:

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Rumble in the jungle

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u shot sound. S It seamed that, once agen, the smuglers

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Deep in an african jungle a rifle was fired. Only a single rifle

were in the middle of a hunt to collect jungle animals for

their ilegal trade. As such, the animalls huddled togever and trembled with fear. Not one single animal wonted to topple

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hope that the animals did battle and frazle the smugglers

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acting illegally in the jungle. Hopefuly, the terrfied,

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trembling animals were able to hide as a huddle inside the

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dle, ble, kle and zle Dictation passage: An end to the grumbles

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

An end to the grumbles

r o e t s Bo r e pSeveral females entered ok dribbling down its side. the candlelit u room and beganS to argue. They grumbled at each other and

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Placed in the middle of a table was a candle with wax

their grumble evolved into a struggle. The candle that once

sparkled, toppled to the floor. Luckily this event frazzled the

battling females, and their grumbles dissolved and eventually fizzled out. Puzzled by what they were actually grumbling

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Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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Phonic dictation

(b) Label the dle, ble, kle and zle words.

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Name:

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

An end to the grumbles

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u dribbling down S it’s side. Sevral females entred the candlelit

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Placed in the middle of a table was a candle with wax

room and began to argue. They grumbled at each uther and their grumble evolved into a strugle. The candle that once

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fizzled out. Puzzled by what they were actuly grumbling about, the females relit the candle and settled down to a

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quite, carlm talk in its sparking, twinkling light.

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

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qu Dictation passage: The quizzing, questioning quail

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The quizzing, questioning quail

r o e t s Bo r e pever so quiet and quaint, ok quail, that was typically greatly u S enjoyed posing questions. He asked question after question

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A quaint tiny quail possessed quite a strange manner. This

after question. The quail’s questioning manner frequently

annoyed other animals. Other animals would frequently quarrel with the quail who took delight in quizzing others. The quail

became quite unpopular. The other animals would frequently

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Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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Phonic dictation

(b) Label the qu words.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 14 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The quizzing, questioning quail

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u quail, that was Stypicaly ever so quiet and quaint, greatly

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A quaint tiny quail possessed quiet a strange manner. This

enjoyed posing questions. He arsked quetion arfter question after question. The quail’s questioning manner frequently

anoyed other animals. Uther animals would frequntly quarrel

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became quite unpoplar. The other animals wood frequently avoyd the poor quail. Now lonly, with no-one to question and

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quiz, the quail desided to change his question ways.

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 14?

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ph Dictation passage: An elephant’s discovery

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

An elephant’s discovery

r o e t s Bo r e wooden chest of gadgets. p The chest containedoaktelephone, a u S camera and a microphone. The inquisitive elephant selected

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In an isolated area of a jungle, an elephant stumbled upon a

the telephone first. He phoned his orphaned cousin to explain what gadgets he had stumbled upon. Next, the inquisitive elephant selected the camera and photographed several

interesting plants. Finally, the inquisitive elephant selected

the microphone.© With microphone hea announced Rthe . I . C .Publ i c t i ons to all the other jungle animals that he tos frolic the jungle •f orr e vi e wpreferred pur po esin on l y •

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than to play with the gadgets discarded by a human being.

Phonic dictation

(b) Label the ph words.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

An elephant’s discovery

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u wooden chest Sof gagets. The chest contained a telephone, a

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In an isolate area of a jungle, an elephunt stumbled upon a

camera and a microphone. The inquisitive elephant select

the telephone first. He phoned his orphoned cousin to eksplain what gagets he had stumbled upon. Next, the inquisitiv

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interesting plants. Finaly, the inquisitive elephant selected

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the microphone with the microphone he announced to all the

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be Dictation passage: Beware of the octopus

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Beware of the octopus

r o e t s Bo r e p lurking behind shipwrecks. ok It depths. It has been sighted u S lurking between rocky outcrops and has also been sighted

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Beware of the overgrown octopus lurking in the ocean’s

even beneath massive ships anchored in the bay. Of most

significant concern were the sightings of it beside humans

bathing in shallow water at particular beaches. These were of the greatest significance because of concerns about

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Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the be words.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Beware of the octopus

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u depths. It has Sbeen sighted lurking behind shipwrecks it

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Bewere of the overgrown octopus lurking in the ocean’s

has also been sighted lurking betwen rocky outcrops and even beneeth massive ships anchered in the bay. Of most

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of the greatest significance becase of conserns about human safety. If you do site this overgrown octopus

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lerking, be shore to report the exakt locasion.

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silent b Dictation passage: The poorly-groomed plumber

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The poorly-groomed plumber

r o e t s Bo r e was extremely poor. p The scruffy plumber would comb orarely u S plumber rarely changed his k his hair. The shabby clothing.

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There once was a badly-groomed plumber whose presentation

Much to the surprise of his customers, the dishevelled

plumber would arrive at appointments with crumbs and the leftovers of his evening lamb roast scattered over his shirt. The bedraggled plumber gradually began to notice that he

received fewer bookings. With his growing © R. I . C.P udebts bl i c at i onand s doubts as to whether the would ring, the shabby plumber •f o rphone r evi ew p ur po seso nl y•

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Reading comprehension

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the silent b words.

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decided to take more care with his presentation.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The poorly-groomed plumber

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u was extreemly Spoor. The scruffy plumer would rarely comb

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There once was a badly-groomed plumer whos presentation

his hair. The shabby plumber rarely changed his clothing. Much to the surprize of his customors, the dishevelled

plumber would arrive at appoints with crumbs and the

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The bedraggled plumber gradly begun to notise that he

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recieved fewer bookings. With his debts growing and douts

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as to weather the phone would ring, the shabby plumber

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ea (health) Dictation passage: My healthy breakfast

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

My healthy breakfast

r o e t s Bo r e of spreads. Even though relatively p this breakfast lookedok u S on bacon and scrambled eggs instead. pleasant, I decided

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For breakfast, I had prepared toasted bread with a range

I was almost ready to commence my bacon and scrambled egg feast when I changed my mind once again! Instead, I

decided it would be better for my health if I dined on a meal of dried fruit and bread minus the fattening spreads. Even

though my breakfast going to half as © Rwas . I . C .Pu bbe l i c at i opleasant, ns this feast meant that Ir was tos my health instead •f or evbeing i ewattentive pur po es onl y •

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Reading comprehension

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(b) Label the ea words.

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of my tastebuds.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

My healthy breakfast

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u of spreds. Even S though this breakfast looked relatively

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For breakfast, I had prepared toasted bread with a range

plesant, I decided on bacon and scrambled eggs insteed.

I was almost ready to commense my bacon and scrambled egg feest when I changed my mind once again! Instead, I

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feast meant that I was being attentive to my helth insted

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Target

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Target

Dictation tasks that revise a selection of Book C phonic concepts: tch, igh, dge, ge, ey, y, tle, zle, ple, fle, kle, gle, dle, ble, qu, ph, be, silent b and ea

phonic concepts that differ from their most regular forms: a (mask), a (swan), c (city), ch (ache), g (gentle), o (month), s (sugar), or (work), u (super and human), u (busy) and y (shy and symbol)

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Dictation tasks that involve decoding and spelling that incorporate silent letter phonic concepts: silent c, silent l, silent t, silent u and silent w

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a (mask) Dictation passage: The mistreated pet

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The mistreated pet

r o e t s Bo r e times, dressed in a mask pet’s master p with odd glasses, theok u Sfrighten the dog. He would walk down would attempt to

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The master of a timid dog was ever so nasty to his pet. At

the garden path and as he passed the timid dog, the cruel master would hurl objects at the dog’s head. The cruel

master would force the dog to sleep outside on the grass

even in wintry and stormy weather. The nasty master would also grasp the animal around the neck then cast him © R. I . C.P ub l i cand at i ons

to one side. last, the poor dog was up the •At f o rr e vi ewtimid pur po sefed so nwith l y• fact that he was never given a bath, that he was not given

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a basket to sleep in and that he was constantly subjected to cruel and nasty treatment. At the first opportunity, the

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mistreated dog fled from his cruel and nasty master.

Task 2

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(b) Label the a words.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 16 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The mistreated pet

r o e t s Bo r e ok times, dressedu inp a mask with odd glasses, the pet’s marster S

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The master of a timid dog was ever so narsty to his pet. At

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would attempt to frighten the dog. He would walk down

the garden parth and as he passed the timid dog, the cruel master would hurl objects at the dog’s head the cruel

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also grarsp the anmal around the neck and then cast him

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to one side. At last, the poor timid dog was fed up with the

. tesleep in and that he was constanto a barsket to subjected c . che e r o to cruel and nasty treetment. At the fit rst opportun, the r s sup r e

fact that he was never given a barth, that he was not given

mistreated dog fled from his cruel and nasty master. (b) Check your work. What was your score out of 16?

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a (swan) Dictation passage: A swan by a swamp

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

A swan by a swamp

r o e t s Bo r e As the swan wandered, p she watched out for aoquality u k location to buildS her nest. The swan knew what she wanted.

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A young female swan wandered along the bank of a swamp.

She searched for a flat area along the swamp bank that

was ideally located near a nest of wasps. The wasps would provide a perfect food source. She also searched for a

location with a quantity of twigs that she would be able to

squash into the © shape of. a. nest. nest being located on R. I C PuThe bl i cat i ons a swamp • bank enable young chicks ton wander f owould rr ev i ewher pu r pos eso l y•

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Reading comprehension

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directly into the water.

Phonic dictation

(b) Label the a words.

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a (swan) Dictation passage: A swan by a swamp

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A swan by a swamp

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u As the swanS wandered, she wotched out for a quantity

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A young female swan wondered along the bank of a swomp.

location to bild her nest. The swan new what she wonted. She serched for a flat area along the swamp bank that

was ideal located near a nest of wasps. The wosps would

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location with a quantity of twigs that she would be able to

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a swamp bank would inable her young chicks to wonder

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a (path) and a (swan) Dictation passage: Squabbling swans

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Squabbling swans

r o e t s Bo r e p owhite the swamp, the pair approached a rather nasty swan. u k Sasked unusual questions in a raspy voice. This nasty animal

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A pair of black swans wandered along a path. Upon reaching

The trio began to squabble. The squabble evolved into a

physical encounter. The pair of black swans decided to ignore the rude remarks and wandered off in another direction. The

white swan which had initiated the squabble watched the pair

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(b) Label the a words.

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a (path) and a (swan) Dictation passage: Squabbling swans

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Date:

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Squabbling swans

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u the swomp, the Spair approched a rarther nasty white swan.

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A pair of black swans wondered along a path. Upon reaching

This narsty animal asked usual questions in a raspy voice. The trio began to squobble. The squobble evolved into a

physical incounter. the pair of black swans desided to ignore

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white swan which had initiated the squabble watched the pair wander passt the swamp and into the distanse.

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c (city) Dictation passage: Bicycle tour of the city

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Bicycle tour of the city

r o e t s Bo r e The tour started withp a full circling of the royal palace before ok u cycling past theS dance concert hall and the nearby circus

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An English tourist decided upon a bicycle tour of the city.

performance. Excited about the sights, the English tourist decided to cycle to a shopping centre and call upon a

grocer. In silence, the gentleman quenched his thirst with

a glass of locally squeezed fruit juice. While in the grocer’s shop he purchased wine from the cellar section. The wine ©R . I . C .P ub l i ca t i ons

was wrapped asr ar parcel. Following his cycling adventure, •f o evi ew pur p os eson l y•

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Reading comprehension

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the English tourist returned to his hotel.

Phonic dictation

(b) Label the c words.

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Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Bicycle tour of the city

r o e t s Bo r e p o u k place before The tour started with a full circling of the royal S

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An Inglish toorist decided upon a bicycle toor of the city.

cycling past the dance consert hall and the nearby circus perform. Excited about the sights, the english tourist

decided to cycle to a shopping centre and call upon a

a glass of locally squeezed fruit juice while in the grocer’s

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shop he purchased wine from the celler section the wine was wrapped as a parcel. Following his cycling adventure,

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(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

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ch (ache) Dictation passage: Complaints of aches and pains

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Complaints of aches and pains

r o e t s Bo r e child frequently posed character pas being unwell. This o u Scomplain of aches and pains k would frequently so he could

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The young child was quite a character. At school, this young

visit the school nurse at the sick bay. Last week, the child complained of a stomach ache. The stomach ache was

supposedly the result of digesting an entire orchid flower. The school nurse remarked that consuming an orchid

flower was certainly an odd thing tol do. Despite his tale, this ©R . I . C. Pub i ca t i ons believable• character to the chemist explain f orr ewas vi emarched w pur po se sonto l y •

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Reading comprehension

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the nature of his stomach ache.

Phonic dictation

(b) Label the ch words.

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ch (ache) Dictation passage: Complaints of aches and pains

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Complaints of aches and pains

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u child frequently S posed as being unwell. This character

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The young child was quiet a caracter. At school, this yung

would frequently complan of aches and pains so he could visit the school nurse at the sick bay. Last week, the child complaned of a stomich ache. The stomach ache was

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flower was certanly an odd thing to do. Despite his tale, this

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beleivable caracter was marched to the cemist to eksplain

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c (city) and ch (ache) Dictation passage: Advice from a chemist

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Advice from a chemist

r o e t s Bo r e It was a common occurrence be approached p for the chemist too u k acid S Last month, a mechanic poured over unusual matters.

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A chemist was located beside a grocer in the centre of a city.

over the surface of his wrist. Last Christmas, numerous

individuals approached the chemist complaining of an aching

stomach. Several individuals entered with injuries from erecting fences and from smoothing cement over uneven surfaces.

Undoubtedly, the© strangest thel chemist ever R. I . Cadvice .Pub i cat i o nsprovided was to a pet shop whose mice had nibbled nose. •f orowner r evi ew p ur p os esohis nl y• The nibbled surface of his nose eventually became severely

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infected. The advice the chemist provided was that the mice should be kept in their cages.

Task 2

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Reading comprehension

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(b) Label the c and ch words.

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Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Advice from a chemist

r o e t s Bo r e p o u It was a common occurrence for the chemistk to be approched S

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A cemist was locatd beside a grocer in the centre of a city.

over usual matters. Larst month, a mecanic poured asid over the surface of his rist. Last Christmas, numerous

individuals approched the chemist complaining of an aching

stomach. Several individuals entered with injury from erecting fences and from smoothing sement over uneven surfaces.

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. tesurface of his nose eventually became The nibbled severely o c . che e r enfected. The advice the chemist provided o t r s was that the mice super should be keep in there cages. (b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

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g (gentle) Dictation passage: Strange and unusual tales

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Strange and unusual tales

r o e t s Bo r e gentleman possessed any tale and pthe ability to exaggerate ok u Sbelievable. People appeared to trust make it still seem

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A youthful gentleman possessed a strange capability. The

and believe this individual because of his gentle manner. In addition, this exaggerating gentleman possessed extensive knowledge of many topics, along with a magical ability

with words. The gentleman had the ability to render what

was truly unbelievable as possible. In aa polite and © R. I . C .Publ i c t i on sgentle

manner, this young male had anu extraordinary ability to •f orr e vi e wp r poseso nl y•

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Reading comprehension

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make people believe him.

Phonic dictation

(b) Label the g words.

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Task 3

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Strange and unusual tales

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u gentlemen possessed the ability to exaggerate any tale and S

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A yuthful gentleman possessed a strange capability the

make it still seem beleivable people appeered to trust

and believe this individual becose of his jentle manner. In addition, this exaggating gentleman possessed extensive

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with words. The gentleman had the ability to render what

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was truly unbelievible as possible. In a polite and gentle

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manner, this young male had an extordinary ubility to

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

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o (month) Dictation passage: London in only a month

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

London in only a month

r o e t s Bo r e travelling to London.p Together in London, weo are likely to u k S spend much money on a dozen tourist-type activities before

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On the first Monday of next month, my brother and I are

returning to the comfort of our hotel. On the following day it is likely that my brother and I will spend another day

sightseeing in this magnificent city. After another several

days of touring and sightseeing, we should be quite familiar

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Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the o words.

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o (month) Dictation passage: London in only a month

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Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

London in only a month

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u travelling to S london. Togever in London, we are likely to

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On the first monday of next month, my brother and I are

spend much money on a duzen toorist-type activitys before returning to the comfort of our hotel. On the following day

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days of touring and sightseeing, we should be quiet familiar with London and its sights. I am quite shore we will have a

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lovely time in magical london.

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s (sugar) Dictation passage: A shop without sugar for sale

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

A shop without sugar for sale

r o e t s Bo r e remaining? Surely we phave even a small quantity okof sugar u Srely on this store for their sugar remaining. People

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Are you absolutely sure we have no supply of sugar

requirements. In fact, the entire community relies on this sole store for its sugar requirements. The bakery relies

on its daily supply of thirty kilograms of sugar. The local

cafe requires two kilograms of sugar each day. The school

canteen also requires one per day. In we © R. I . Ckilogram .Publ i ca t i o naddition, s supply at • least individual with fin vel hundred f othirty rr ev i ew pfamilies ur pos esao y• gram bag of sugar each day. It is essential that we contact

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Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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the sugar suppliers immediately for urgent stock.

Phonic dictation

o c . che e r o t r s super (b) Label the s words.

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Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 16 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A shop without sugar for sale

r o e t s Bo r e p o u k of suger remaining shorely we have even a small quantity S

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Are you absolutely sure we have no suply of sugar

remaining. Peple rely on this store for their suger

requires. In fact, the entire community rely on this

sole store for its sugar requirements. The bakery relies

cafe requires two kilograms of sugar each day. The school

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kanteen also requires one kilogram per day. In addision, we supply at least thiry individual familys with a five hundred

. tesugar each day. It is essential thatowe contact gram bag of c . che e r o the sugar suppliers immediate forr ergent r st stock. supe (b) Check your work. What was your score out of 16?

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or (work) Dictation passage: The workman

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The workman

r o e t s Bo r e landscaper, a bricklayer work p and a plumber. Fromohis u k experiences, theS workman had acquired a range of worthy

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The skilled workman had worked as a carpenter, a

skills. The workman knew how to construct even the most

complex buildings and how to tackle complex renovations. With this range of worthy skills, the workman living in

Scotland made a decision. He decided that he would travel across the world© and to Rimmigrate . I . C.Pu bAustralia. l i cat i oAfter nsall, the weather was far worse in Surely broad •f or r evi eScotland! w pur p osewith sohis nl y • work experience he would be permitted entry. The skilled

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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workman submitted his application and waited.

Phonic dictation

o c . che e r o t r s super (b) Label the or words.

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The workman

r o e t s Bo r e p o u khis work landscaper, a bricklayer and a plumer. From S

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The skilled workman had worked as a carter, a

experiences, the workman had acquired a range of werthy skills. The workman new how to construt even the most

complex bildings and how to tackle complex renivations.

scotland made a decision. He decided that he would travel

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across the werld and immigrate to australia. After all, the wheather was far werse in Scotland! Shorely with his broad

. te he would be permitted entry. The o work experience skilled c . che e r o t waited. workman submitted his application and r s s uper

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

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Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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u (super) and (human) Dictation passage: Superhuman powers

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Superhuman powers

r o e t s Bo r e pforce, they are able to tackle ok evil beings. With immense u Shuge inner strength, Superguy is able villains. Mustering

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Superguy and the other superheroes are superbly strong

to push against a moving passenger train and grind it to

a complete halt. Superguy is even able to apply his super

strength to a moving rocket and place it gently upon Earth at a safe location. No villain, no evil mastermind, is any

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Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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Phonic dictation

(b) Label the u words.

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u (super) and (human) Dictation passage: Superhuman powers

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Superhuman powers

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u beings. WithS imense force, they are able to tackle evil

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Superguy and the uther superheroes are superbly strong

villains Muster huge inner strenth, Superguy is able

to push against a moving passer train and grind it to

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at a safe location. no villain, no evil mastermind, is eny match for the shear strength, force and sooperb abilities of

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Superguy and his accompanying superfrends.

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Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

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u (busy) Dictation passage: Busy, busy, busy!

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Busy, busy, busy!

r o e t s Bo r e Businessmen and businesswomen have tighto schedules p u k filled with manyS appointments. Businessmen and

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Businessmen and businesswomen are always busy.

businesswomen have meetings and discussions with their

clients. Businessmen and businesswomen are busy, busy,

busy! Budgets, calculations and reports have to be written. Businessmen and businesswomen are busy, busy, busy!

Rarely do they fi© nd the time for lengthy lunchbreaks, R. I . C. Pu bl i ca t i ons strolls around the orr discussions with their friends. •park f or e vi ew pu r p ose sonl y•

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Reading comprehension

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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Businessmen and businesswomen are busy, busy, busy!

Phonic dictation

(b) Label the u words.

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u (busy) Dictation passage: Busy, busy, busy!

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(a) Find 15 word, spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Busy, busy, busy!

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u Businessmen Sand businesswomen have tight schedules

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Businessmen and businesswomen are allways busy.

filled with many aptments. Businessman and

businesswoman have meetings and discussions with their clients. businessmen and businesswomen are bisy, bisy,

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Businessmen and businesswomen are busy, busy, busy!

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Rarely do they find the time for lengthy lunchbraks, strolls

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y (shy) Dictation passage: A home renovation job

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

A home renovation job

r o e t s Bo r e involved constructing deck. The pa patio with a wooden o u k carpenter wouldS be trying hard to satisfy the home owners.

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A shy carpenter accepted a local renovation job. The task

Firstly, he calculated the supply of wood required for the

construction. He multiplied the length by the width in order

to determine the supply of decking wood required. Following this, the carpenter calculated the length and the width of the patio roof. Again, multiplying the fia gures, the ©after R. I . C.Pub l i c t i on stotal

supply of • roofi ng wasp calculated. This total amount f o rmaterial r evi ew ur pose so nl y •

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Reading comprehension

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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would be adequate for the additions to the home.

Phonic dictation

(b) Label the y words.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A home renovation job

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u involved constructing a pato with a wooden deck. The S

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A shy carpenter acsepted a local renovation job. The task

carter would be trying hard to satfy the home owners.

Firstly, he calculated the supply of wood required for the construct. He multiply the length by the width in order

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this, the carpenter calculate the length and the width of the

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patio roof. Agen, after multiply the figures, the total

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suppli of roofing material was calcuelated. This total amownt

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

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y (symbol) Dictation passage: Ancient Egypt’s mysteries

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Ancient Egypt’s mysteries

r o e t s Bo r e ancient times, the mighty p pyramids were created okwithout u S of physics and mathematics. It is a our current knowledge

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Numerous mysteries surround Egypt. It is a mystery how, in

mystery how the Egyptians managed to do the calculations for the construction of the pyramids without the assistance of computers or calculators. Mystery also surrounds the

numerous Egyptian symbols which typically decorate the

interior of the pyramids. Each symbol translates to a word © R. I . C .P ubl i c at i ons

or a syllable, but symbols still cannot beo deciphered. •f o rmany r evi ew pu r p oses nl y•

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Reading comprehension

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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Such mystery still surrounds ancient Egypt’s mysteries.

Phonic dictation

(b) Label the y words.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Ancient Egypt’s mysteries

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u ancient times, Sthe mighty piramids were created without

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Numerous mystery surround egypt. It is a mystery how, in

our current knowledge of phisics and mathematics. It is a mistery how the egyptians managed to do the calculations for the construction of the pyramids without the assistance

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numerous Egyptian simbols witch typically decorate the

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enterior of the pyramids. Each symbol translate to a word

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or a sillable, but many symbols still cannot be deciphered.

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Target

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Target

Dictation tasks that revise a selection of Book C phonic concepts: tch, igh, dge, ge, ey, y, tle, zle, ple, fle, kle, gle, dle, ble, qu, ph, be, silent b and ea

phonic concepts that differ from their most regular forms: a (mask), a (swan), c (city), ch (ache), g (gentle), o (month), s (sugar) or (work), u (super and human), u (busy) and y (shy and symbol)

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Dictation tasks that involve decoding and spelling that incorporate silent letter phonic concepts: silent c, silent l, silent t, silent u and silent w

Phonic dictation

age Dictation passage 1: Held hostage

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Held hostage

r o e t s Bo r e cottage, the hostagep was roughly bandaged to oakchair. Those u S were both savage and brutal. They had holding the hostage

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A hostage was held captive in a small village. Inside a small

sent a brief message to the family of the hostage demanding

thousands of dollars for the hostage’s release. The message was sent via the postage system and was hidden inside a medium-sized package. The family decided to embark

upon a voyage to where they did not speak the ©this Rcountry . I . C.P ubl i cat i o ns

language.• Inside luggage they packed thousands of f ortheir r ev i ew p ur p oses onl y• hoped they would manage to arrive in time.

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dollars to pay for the hostage’s passage to safety. They

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Held hostage

r o e t s Bo r e p o u cottije, the hostage was rough bandaged tok a chair. Those S

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A hostije was held captive in a small village. Inside a small

holding the hostage were both savage and brootal. They had sent a brief message to the family of the hostage demanding thousends of dollars for the hostage’s releese. The message

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age Dictation passage 2: Language barrier

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Language barrier

r o e t s Bo r e can be encountered.p Without use of the dominant oklanguage, u you will struggleS with sending a message, or even a package,

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When unable to speak the language in a country, many issues

by the postage system. Without the dominant language, it would be complicated to book your passage on a specific voyage. Without the language to communicate with,

difficulties would be encountered when ordering sausages

at a butchers, cabbage at a. greengrocers, ori even baggage © R. I . C Publ i cat o ns

at a luggage store. Rather thanp travelling to •f orr evi ew ur pos eascountry onl ywith •

a shortage of local word knowledge, my advice would be to

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commence learning the language before you depart.

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Language barrier

r o e t s Bo r e p o u k language, can be encowtered. Without use of the dominent S

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When unable to speak the language in a cantry, meny issues

you will strugel with sending a message, or even a package, by the postage system. Without the dominant language, it

would be complercated to book your passage on a specific

difficultys would be encounted when ordering sosages

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at a butchers, cabage at a greengrocers, or even baggage at a luggage store. Rather than traveling to a country with

. tof lokal word knowledge, my adviseowould be to a shortage e c . che e r o commence learning the language before r st you depart. s uper (b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

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Copy the story carefully.

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ear (search) Dictation passage: Yearning to be a superstar

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Reading practice

Read the story.

Yearning to be a superstar

r o e t s Bo r e okthat is child yearned for thep wealth, status and attention u associated withS fame. He researched a range of famous

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A young, talented child yearned for superstar status. The

people. He searched for stylish clothing. He researched

dance moves and followed this up with lengthy early morning rehearsals. However, after all the yearning, searching and rehearsing, he decided it would be better to be himself.

Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Yearning to be a superstar

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u child yearned Sfor the welth, states and attention that is

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A yung, talented child yerned for sooperstar status. The

associated with falme. He reserched a range of famous poeple. He serched for stilish clothing. He reserched

dance moves and followed this up with lenthy early morning

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rehersing, he desided it would be better to be himself.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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use Dictation passage: The class bully

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Reading practice

Read the story.

The class bully

r o e t s Bo r e pto amuse him. He would ok to bully me. It seemed accuse u S that he knew I hadn’t done. He would me of doing things

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During the school day, a rough and tough classmate tended

refuse to partner with me even when the teacher insisted.

Instead, he would create an excuse as to why he required a different partner. While it bothered me, I was quite used to his nasty ways. However, one day I blew my fuse and

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The class bully

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u to bully me. S It seemed to amyoose him. He would acyoose

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Jooring the school day, a ruff and tuff classmate tended

me of doing things that he new I hadnt done. He would

refuse to partner with me even when the teacher insist.

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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au (laugh) Dictation passage: Laughter

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Laughter

r o e t s Bo r e pme to laugh. Observingok Particular jokes cause practical u S sends me into uncontrolled laughter. jokes most definitely

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What causes you to laugh? Tickles definitely trigger a laugh.

Celebrations also are filled with laughter. Birthdays,

Christmas, Easter, parties and sleepovers all provide loads of laughter. The best times in my life seem to be filled with laughter. What causes you to laugh?

Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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au (laugh) Dictation passage: Laughter

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Laughter

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u Particlar jokes Scorse me to larff. Observing practical

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What causes you to larff? Tickles definitely trigger a larff.

jokes most definly sends me into uncontrol larfter.

Celebrasions also are filled with lauhgter. Birthdays,

christmas, easter, parties and sleepovers all provide loads

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lahgter. What causes you to laugh?

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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au (author) Dictation passage: A short novel

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Reading practice

Read the story.

A short novel

r o e t s Bo r e haunted home filledp with strange happenings. book oThe u k I authored was S actually awarded a prize. It was at the

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I am the author of a short novel. The novel concerned a

presentation of the award last August that disaster struck. There was a tasty pie covered in sauce on my saucer that evening. It bounced off the saucer and tumbled directly

onto my outfit. I paused in horror before hauling myself

into the nearest © bathroom but Ii was unable R. I . Carea, .Pu bl c at i onsto clean myself. When collecting my I paused ino horror •f o rr evi e waward, pur p oses nl y•

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because of the sauce that was covering my clothing.

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(b) Label the au words.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A short novel

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u hornted home Sfilled with strange happens. The book

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I am the orthor of a short novel. The novel concerned a

I authered was actuly aworded a prize. It was at the

presentation of the aword last august that disaster struck. There was a tasty pie covered in sorce on my saucer that

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myself. When collecting my award, I paused in horror

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

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Task 5

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augh Dictation passage: The naughty pair

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The naughty pair

r o e t s Bo r e pshe had been taught theo However, even though rules, my u k S youngest daughter was determined to be naughty. She also

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My youngest daughter had been taught all the family’s rules.

taught our family pet to be naughty. So the naughty pair would set off on adventures to stir up trouble. Whenever the pair was caught out, they would refuse to admit their wrongs and their naughty ways. Instead, the pair would plead their innocence.

Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the augh words.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The naughty pair

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u However, even Sthow she had been taught the rules, my

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My youngest dorghter had been torght all the family’s rules.

yungest dauhgter was determed to be norghty. She also

taught our family pet to be naughty. So the naughty pear would

set off on adventers to stir up truble. Whenever the pair was

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naughty ways. Insted, the pair would pleed their innocence.

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score out of 15?

Task 4

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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ough Dictation passage: Thoughts about a birthday gift

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Thoughts about a birthday gift

r o e t s Bo r e days time. I thought p about what would be theo ideal gift. No u k S instant ideas arrived, so I thought and thought and thought.

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My daughter’s birthday celebration was to be held in several

I finally decided on what I ought to buy. I thought that a

trampoline would be ideal. As there were several styles to

select from, I was forced again into thought. Finally I bought a trampoline 1.5 metres in diameter. I brought it home and

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(b) Label the ough words.

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Thoughts about a birthday gift

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u days time. I S thort about what would be the ideel gift. No

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My daughters birthday celedration was to be held in sevral

instant ideas arrived, so I thought and thought and thought. I finally desided on what I ort to buy. I thought that a

tranpoline would be ideal. As there were several styles to

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(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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au, augh and ough Dictation passage 1: My naughty daughter

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

My naughty daughter

r o e t s Bo r e pI was hauled into school. okOn this pranks. As her parent, u S daughter had fought with another occasion my naughty

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In August, my naughty daughter was caught up in her usual

child. While swinging a saucepan, she had caught another

child on the head. I asked my daughter why she had fought over the saucepan. She explained that it was because it ought to have been her turn to flip a pancake. I thought

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the au, augh and ough words.

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

My naughty daughter

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u pranks. As her Sparent, I was hawled into school. On this

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In August, my norghty dauhgter was caught up in her usuel

occation my naughty daughter had fought with anuther

child. While swinging a sorsepan, she had catched another

child on the head. I arsked my daughter why she had fought

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ort to have been her turn to flip a pancake. I thought about the problem and desided that my daughter shoold

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apologise to the other child envolved.

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

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au, augh and ough Dictation passage 2: The haunted house

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The haunted house

r o e t s Bo r e p who had bought a large okhome novel concerned a family u surrounded by aS wrought-iron fence in the country. Prior to the

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In late August, a well-known author completed a novel. The

purchase, the family had not been made aware that the country home with its wrought-iron fence was haunted.

Immediately after moving in, the family thought something was wrong with the house. Not long after, some odd occurrences

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The haunted house

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u novel concerned S a family who had bought a large home

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In late august, a well-known auther complete a novle. The

surrouned by a rought-ion fence in the kountry. Prior to the purchase, the family had not been made aware that the

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rong with the house. Not long after, some odd occurrances caught their attention. The family thort they ort to leave

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the haunted house they had only resently bought.

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

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sion Dictation passage 1: Class excursion

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Class excursion

r o e t s Bo r e pexpressed the greatestointerest was decided. The class in a u k Sstation. It was essential that each student visit to a television

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After much discussion, the location of the class excursion

gained parental permission. To ease confusion on the day of the excursion, each student was given a list of items to have in their possession for the excursion. The class required division into three equal-sized groups. Each group was

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the sion words.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Class excursion

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u was decied. S The class expressed the greatest interest in a

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After much discussion, the locasion of the class excurtion

visit to a televition stasion it was esential that each student gained parental permition. To ease confution on the day of

the excurtion, each student was given a list of items to have

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divition into three equal-sized groups. Each group was accompanied by an adult for supuvision. I got the impression

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that each and every student was elated about the excirsion.

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

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sion Dictation passage 2: Expansion at the zoo

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Reading practice

Read the story.

Expansion at the zoo

r o e t s Bo r e decided that this provided for a zoo p a suitable occasionok u visit. In order toS gain admission, the family members all

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As the zoo had recently undergone expansion, the family

needed to have a ticket in their possession. Upon entry, the family ventured directly to the new area. All visitors

were under the supervision of zoo attendants. It was

explained that if anyone climbed on any of the cages, a

suspension of entry would occur. This caused some ©R . I . C. Pub l i c at i on s tension but as no-one wanted ai suspension ofo entry too occur, each •f o rr ev e w pur p ses nl y•

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(b) Label the sion words.

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person followed the zoo’s rules.

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Name:

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Expansion at the zoo

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u desided thatS this provided a suitible occation for a zoo

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As the zoo had recently undergone expantion, the family

visit. In order to gain admision, the family members all

needed to have a ticket in there possesion upon entry, the family ventered directly to the knew area. All visitors

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but as no-one wanted a suspension of entry to occur, each

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

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sion Dictation passage 3: A grand final vision

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Reading practice

Read the story.

A grand f inal vision

r o e t s Bo r e p mission. After lastoseason dimension of the proposed the u k Sonly sixth, so their challenging mission team was ranked

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The team is discussing their comprehension of each

is to reach the grand final. The team will need to gain

permission for added training sessions. The team will

also need to be in possession of new equipment to make

their training more effective. I get the impression that their

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(b) Label the sion words.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A grand f inal vision

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u dimention ofS the proposed mission. Arfter last seeson the

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The team is discusting their comprehntion of each

team was ranked only sixth, so their challenging mission is to reach the grand final the team will need to gain

perminssion for added training sessions the team will

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their training more affective. I get the impression that their preposed mission to reach the grand final will be acheived.

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(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

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tion Dictation passage 1: Competition to address pollution and congestion issues

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Competition to address pollution and congestion issues

r o e t s Bo r e p Competition entrieso sure to attract attention. needed to offer u k S solutions to the problems impacting the city. Solutions to

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A competition had been organised. This competition was

the city’s congestion and pollution were required. Following the competition, it was hoped that action would be taken. It was hoped that the congestion and pollution in the city would be reduced. As a result of the competition, it was

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the tion words.

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tion Dictation passage 1: Competition to address pollution and congestion issues

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(a) Find 14 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Competition to address pollution and congestion issues

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u shure to attract S attension Competition entrys needed to offer

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A competion had been organised this competion was

soltions to the problems impacting the city. Solutions to

the city’s conjestion and polution were required. Following

the competition, it was hoped that axshon would be taken.

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would be redused. As a result of the competition, it was hoped that corrections to the problem would occur and the

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city would become more atractive.

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 14?

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tion Dictation passage 2: A reaction to the lotion

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Reading practice

Read the story.

A reaction to the lotion

r o e t s Bo r e lotion bottle, the solution p was applied to a young okchild’s u S was to prevent the child’s skin from skin. The intention

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After reading the description on the back of the suntan

burning. However, moments later the young skin suffered a reaction to the solution. The young child’s immediate reaction was to express emotion. Upon inspection, it seemed that a section of the young child’s skin had

blistered. Keen to an infection, at suggestion ©prevent R. I . C .P ubl i ca i ons was

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A reaction to the lotion

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u losion bottle,S the solution was aplied to a young child’s

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skin. The intention was to pravent the child’s skin from

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made to cover the sekshon of blistered skin. The young

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Copy the story carefully.

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Task 5

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tion and sion Dictation passage 1: The vision of a mansion

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The vision of a mansion

r o e t s Bo r e As I wandered in thep direction of the mansion,o I realised u Swas so grand that it would evenkhave a that the mansion

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A mansion positioned on top of a hill caught my attention.

reception area inside its entry. As I began an inspection of

the mansion, I realised it was completely vacant. It seemed

that all of the possessions that were once inside the mansion had been removed only recently. I felt some confusion as to

whether I was permitted to iti was vacant, © R. I . Center. .PuAs bl c at i onsI decided that an inspection would be Ir had no intention of doing •f orr evi e wsafe. pu po se sonl y •

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The vision of a mansion

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u As I wondered Sin the direction of the mantion, I reelised

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A mantion positioned on top of a hill cort my attention.

that the mansion was so grand that it would even have a reseption area inside its entry. As I began an inspect of

the mansion, I realised it was completely vaycant. It seemed

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that an inspection would be safe. I had no intension of doing

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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tion and sion Dictation passage 2: An explosion at the plant

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

An explosion at the plant

r o e t s Bo r e Once the smoke hadp settled it was clear thato one gentleman u k he had SUpon inspection, it seemed that had been injured.

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An explosion at the factory caused significant confusion.

suffered concussion and that as a result of his blood

loss, a transfusion would also be necessary. Leaping into

action, the ambulance officer telephoned the hospital with a detailed description. Aiming to prevent infection, the

ambulance officer transported the gentleman ©promptly R. I . C. Publ i ca t i o ns in

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gained the impression that the situation was serious.

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Name:

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

An explosion at the plant

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u Once the smoke S had settled it was clear that one gentlemen

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An explosion at the factory corsed significant confution.

had been injoored. Upon inspecsion, it seemed that he had suffered concusion and that as a result of his blood

loss, a transfusion would also be necessery. Leeping into

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the direction of the hospitle. As an obsurver of the events, I

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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ation Dictation passage 1: Celebration at an isolated destination

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Reading practice

Read the story.

Celebration at an isolated destination

r o e t s Bo r e ok celebration at quite p an isolated destination. Destination u information wasS provided within the reception area of the

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A recently married couple had received an invitation to a

train station. As the destination of the celebration was quite isolated, only a single train trip per week was available.

After examination of this single option, the couple entered

the train station’s reception area to book their tickets. With

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Name:

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Celebration at an isolated destination

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u celebration at Squiet an isolated destinasion. Destinasion

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A recently maryed couple had received an invitation to a

informtion was provided within the reception area of the

train station. As the destation of the celerbration was quite isolaited, only single trip per week ©a R . I . Ctrain .Pu bl i ca t i owas nsavailuble.

f orr evof i e w single pur p oses ocuple nl y• Arfter • examination this opsion, the entered

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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ation Dictation passage 2: Education

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Education

r o e t s Bo r e p are constantly required okto apply an occupation. Students u S skills to keep their desks and work area their organisational

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One of education’s jobs is the preparation of students for

in a tidy state. School days are filled with information to

learn multiplication, subtraction, addition, comprehension

and even dictation lessons. Personally, I find the dictation lessons to be the most challenging. I find it difficult to

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Education

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u an ocupation. SStudents are constantly required to apply

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One of educations jobs is the preperation of students for

their orginisational skills to keep their desks and work area in a tidy state. School days are filled with infermation to learn multiplercation subtraction addition comphension © R. I . C .Publ i cat i on s

•f orr evi ew pu r poses l ydictation • and even dictasion lessons. Personaly, I fio ndn the

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record the information and to apply my personel spelling,

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(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

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ician Dictation passage: Occupation options

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Occupation options

r o e t s Bo r e ppeople? Or will I become okan magician and entertain u S homes to power? Or should I become electrician and connect

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I wonder which occupation I will pursue. Will I become a

a musician, or would my musical tunes not be broadcast on

the radio? Or should I become a dietician who assists people with healthy eating options? Or should I become an optician and fit glasses for those with poor eyesight? I wonder

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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(b) Label the ician words.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Occupation options

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u magition and Sentartain poeple? Or will I become an

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I wunder which occupation I will pursue. Will I become a

electrician and conect homes to power Or should I become

a musicition, or would my musical tunes not be brordcast on

•f o rr ev i ew p ur pose sonl y with helthy eating options? Or should I become an• optiction

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weather becoming a politician who decides the laws of the

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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ain Dictation passage: I must holiday in Great Britain

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

I must holiday in Great Britain

r o e t s Bo r e is such a remarkablep nation. The landscape iso lush, fertile u k S and interesting, even though Great Britain has no significant

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I certainly would love to travel to Great Britain. Great Britain

mountain ranges. Historical ruins and fountains are located in

many of the cities. It is a country in which you can spend much time as a pedestrian and tour many sights on foot. While there are many shopping bargains to be had, be certain that villains

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

I must holiday in Great Britain

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u is such a remarkible S nasion. The landscape is lush fertile

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I curtainly would love to travel to great britain. Great Britain

and intresting, even though Great Britain has no significant montain ranges. History ruins and fountains are located in

many of the citys. It is a contry in which you can spend much

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are many shopping bargens to be had, be sertain that vilains will not pick your pocket for your holiday money.

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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ine Dictation passage: A marine magazine

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

A marine magazine

r o e t s Bo r e p magazine. There was okmuch in its hull. It was a marine u S information on fi shing, sailing and marine life contained

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I was on board a motorboat when I discovered a magazine

within this magazine. Of greatest interest were the stories about the varieties of reef fish that are now protected.

Towards the rear of the magazine was information about

pools. It contained descriptions of how pool filters operate

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Name:

Task 3

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A marine magazine

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u in its hull. It S was a merine magzine. There was much

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I was on bord a motorboat when I discuvered a magazine

infermation on fishing, sailing and marine life contained

within this magazine. Of greatest intrest were the stories about the varietys of reef fish that are now protect. © R. I . C .P ub l i c at i on s

•f or r ev ew pur po seinfromation sonl y• Towards the rear ofi the magerzine was about

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pools. It contained descrips of how pool filters oparate and the testing of clorine levels. After skiming throgh

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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our (harbour) Dictation passage: My neighbour works at the harbour

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

My neighbour works at the harbour

r o e t s Bo r e ok to has to labour hard inp her job. It is her responsibility u S from the large vessels. Luckily, she transport the containers

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My poor neighbour is employed at the harbour. My neighbour

operates a forklift which does most of the lifting. My poor neighbour sure has lengthy working days. Following her

days of hard labour at the harbour, my neighbour wanders downtown to an ice-cream parlour. Her favourite flavour is

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

My neighbour works at the harbour

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u has to laborS hard in her job. It is her responsility to

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My paw neighbour is employed at the harber. My neighbor

transport the containers from the large vesels. Luckly, she oparates a forklift which does most of the lifting. My poor

neighbour shure has lengthy working days. Following her

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downtown to an ice-cream parlor. Her favorite flavour is chocolate but she is also fond of the strawberry flavor.

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(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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ture (picture) Dictation passage 1: My future adventure

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

My future adventure

r o e t s Bo r e pplanning my venture. Io At this stage I am still have collected u k S a range of adventure pictures and I have collated a mixture

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At some stage in the future I will embark on an adventure.

of ideas. I am considering a cycling tour of Vietnam, a trekking tour in Tibet or an elephant ride in the desert of northern

India. Once I have decided on my adventure, I will need to

structure an itinerary. I will also need to purchase a camera

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(a) Illustrate the story.

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Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

My future adventure

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u At this stageS I am still planning my vencher. I have collected

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At some stage in the fuchure I will embark on an advenchure.

a range of advencher pictures and I have collated a mixtre

of ideas. I am considing a cycling tour of vietnam a trekking tour in tibet or elephant ride inl the desert ©anR . I . C.P ub i ca t i onofsnorthern

f oIr r ev i ew p r p osesoIn l yneed • to India. • Once have decided onu my adventure, will

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strucsure an itinary. I will also need to purchase a camra to capture photographic memorys of my adventure. I wunder

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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ture (picture) Dictation passage 2: Capturing loose cattle

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Capturing loose cattle

r o e t s Bo r e number of his cattlep were out of the stockyard. The animals ok u Spasture and were feeding contentedly. had settled in the

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Venturing outside to look in his shed, a farmer saw that a

On inspection of the stockyard, it seemed that a fixture on a gate had come loose. First the farmer attached the

fixture to the gate. Following this, he set off to capture his cattle. A mixture of the cattle entered the yard calmly.

However, a range them were reluctant toi venture ©ofR . I . C .Pu bl i cat o ns back. As the tired farmer refl ected on adventure with cattle, •f or r e vi e whis pu r pose sothe nl y • second lock on the stockyard gate.

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Capturing loose cattle

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u number of his Scattle were out of the stockyard. The animls

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Ventering outside to look in his shed, a farmer saw that a

had settled in the pasture and where feading contentedly. On inspecsion of the stockyard, it seemed that a fixchure on a gate had come lose. First the farmer atached the

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. te he thort that in the future he must remember c too place a . che e r o r st supe sekoned lock on the stockyard gate. r

the tired farmer reflected on his adventure with the cattle,

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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sure (treasure) Dictation passage: A chest f illed with treasure

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

A chest f illed with treasure

r o e t s Bo r e p pleasure as I hauledo discovery filled me with the chest to the u k S surface. However, my pleasure grew as I opened the chest

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While deep-sea diving, I discovered a treasure chest. My

to realise the extent of the treasure contained within it. I counted the number of gold pieces contained within the

treasure chest. Following this, I measured the entire weight of the treasure. I felt such pleasure as I stood back and

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(a) Find 15 word, spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A chest f illed with treasure

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u discuvery filled S me with plesure as I halled the chest to the

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While deep-sea diving, I discovered a treasure chest. My

sirface. however, my pleasure growed as I opend the chest to reelize the extent of the treasure contained within it. I

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of the treasure. I fell such plesure as I stood back and

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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ous Dictation passage: Becoming famous

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Reading practice

Read the story.

Becoming famous

r o e t s Bo r e p and extremely poisonous ok cobra. charmer was an enormous u The charmer wasS nervous because it was extremely dangerous

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The snake-charmer appeared nervous. In front of the snake-

to be attempting such a feat. However, if successful the snakecharmer was sure to become famous and becoming famous would be a tremendous achievement. The snake-charmer

would definitely feel joyous if he was successful. With this in

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(a) Find 14 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Becoming famous

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u charmer wasS an enormus and extremely poisonus cobra

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The snake-charmer appeared nervus. In front of the snake-

the charmer was nervos becose it was extremely dangerous to be attempting such a feet. However, if successful the snake-

charmer was sure to become famous and becoming famus

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would definitely feel joyous if he was sucesful With this in his mind, the snake-chamer atempted to control his nurves.

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Task 4

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Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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ie (thief) Dictation passage: The chief jewellery thief

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

The chief jewellery thief

r o e t s Bo r e oofkjewellery. a brief meeting. Thep chief thief held up a piece u Sthe chief thief’s recent steal. The chief This jewellery was

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Several thieves gathered in a field. The thieves gathered for

thief was ever so proud of his achievement. It was his belief that all other thieves should be able to steal similar pieces. The challenge presented to the other thieves was, over the next fortnight, to also steal a valuable piece of jewellery.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

The chief jewellery thief

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u a brief meeting. S The chief thief held up a piece of jewely.

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Sevral thiefs gathered in a field. The thiefs gathered for

This jewely was the cheif theif’s recent steal. The chief

thief was ever so proud of his acheivement. It was his beleif

that all uther thieves should be able to steel similar pieces.

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next fortnight, to also steal a valuable piece of jewellery following the brief meeting, the thiefs left the field.

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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ei (weight) Dictation passage: Freighting packages overseas

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Freighting packages overseas

r o e t s Bo r e p several packages too his relatives. There were freight. It was u k S necessary to weigh each of the packages. The first package

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weighed eighty grams. The second package weighed eight

kilograms. The third package was ever so heavy and weighed eighteen kilograms. Following the weighing of each package, my neighbour wrote out the three addresses. My neighbour

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(b) Label the ei words.

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(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Freighting packages overseas

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u his relertives.S There were sevral packages to frieght. It was

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necesary to wiegh each of the packages. The first package

wieghed eighty grams. The second package weighted eight

kilograms. The third package was ever so heavey and weighed

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my neighbor wrote out the three addresses. My nieghbour was freighing the packages to his reltives in america.

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Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

Listen carefully and use the spelling, writing and punctuation that you have practised.

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Dictation tasks that revise a selection of Book C phonic concepts: tch, igh, dge, ge, ey, y, tle, zle, ple, fle, kle, gle, dle, ble, qu, ph, be, silent b and ea

phonic concepts that differ from their most regular forms: a (mask), a (swan), c (city), ch (ache), g (gentle), o (month), s (sugar) or (work), u (super and human), u (busy) and y (shy and symbol)

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Dictation tasks that involve decoding and spelling that incorporate silent letter phonic concepts: silent c, silent l, silent t, silent u and silent w

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silent c Dictation passage: Matthew’s attraction to science

Name:

Date:

Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Matthew’s attraction to science

r o e t s Bo r e Matthew. In secondary pschool, Matthew excelled okin physics u Ssurprised no-one when Matthew studied and chemistry. It

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Science had always been an area of great fascination for

science at university and later became a qualified scientist. Once he had graduated, Matthew secured a job with the

navy. He researched the procedure of naval officer divers ascending and descending in rough seas. Matthew’s

science experiment revealed that rough seas had ©R . I . C.P ub l i ca t i on sno impact on the speed ofr ascent and The speeds inl calm •f o r evi ewdescent. pur p os eson y •

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and rough water were equal.

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Matthew’s attraction to science

r o e t s Bo r e p o u kin phisics Matthew. In secondry school, Matthew exelled S

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Science had always been an area of great fasination for

and cemistry. It surprized no-one when Matthew studied

science at university and later became a qualifed scientist. Once he had gradated, Matthew secured a job with the

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Task 4

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Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

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silent l Dictation passage: Cracked palms and aching calves

Name:

Date:

Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Cracked palms and aching calves

r o e t s Bo r e calves. For such folk,p it is necessary to purchase oka special u S is the colour of egg yolk. It is necessary type of balm which

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Some unfortunate folk suffer from cracked skin and aching

for these folk to apply half a teaspoon of the balm directly on the cracked area of the palm and rub for around 30 seconds. It is then advised that the excess which did not soak in is

rubbed into the remaining palm area and also onto the calves. For some reason© theR calf area does require the . I . C .P ubnot l i c at i on ssame

quantity of• the balm as the cracked palms. Within seven days f o rr e vi ew pur pose son l y•

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the treatment should improve these unfortunate conditions.

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silent l Dictation passage: Cracked palms and aching calves

Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Cracked palms and aching calves

r o e t s Bo r e p o u k a speshial calfs. For such folk, it is necessary to purchase S

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Some fortunate folk suffer from cracked skin and aching

type of barm which is the colour of egg yoke. It is necesary for these folk to apply half a teaspoon of the barm directly on the cracked area of the parlm and rub for around 30 secends

rubbed into the remaining palm area and also onto the calfs.

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For some reason the calf area does not require the same quontity of the balm as the cracked palms. Within seven days

. teshould improve these unfortunateoconditions. the treetment c . che e r o r st super

(b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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silent t Dictation passage: Guards on alert

Name:

Date:

Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Guards on alert

r o e t s Bo r e their evening watch. p Their view was limited, with the ok u Sareas lit by moonlight. The primary role of exception of small

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The guards surrounding the castle stood alert throughout

the night guards was to listen. They were directed to listen for the approach of enemies. The guards listened for the sound

of footsteps on the moistened earth. The guards listened for the sound of their enemy communicating in whistles. Often

the guards would an unusual sound was an enemy, ©suspect R. I . C .P ubl i c at i o ns only to discover that the sound was coming from an animal. •f or r e vi e wp ur p oses on l y • guards would hasten and prepare for battle.

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However, when certain that an enemy was approaching, the

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silent t Dictation passage: Guards on alert

Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 13 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Guards on alert

r o e t s Bo r e p o u k the their evening wotch. Their view was limited, with S

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The gards surrounding the casle stood alert throughout

excepsion of small areas lit by moonlight. The primery role of

the night guards was to lisen. They were directed to listen for the approch of enemys. The guards listened for the sound

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the gards would suspect an unusuall sound was an enemy, only to discover that the sound was coming from an animal.

. te sertain that an enemy was approaching, o However, when the c . che e r o tbattle. guards would hasten and prepared for r s su per (b) Check your work. What was your score out of 13?

Task 4

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Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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silent u Dictation passage: A builder in disguise

Name:

Date:

Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

A builder in disguise

r o e t s Bo r e theft was dressed inp a disguise. The thievingo male disguised u k S himself as a builder. Dressed in a builder’s boots, overalls

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A middle-aged male who had previously been found guilty of

and hard hat, the convicted thief approached a security

guard at a building site. The male provided a vague reason for his visit and produced a fake guest pass. The guard

didn’t guess that the male was wearing a disguise. Upon

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Reading comprehension

(a) Illustrate the story.

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

A builder in disguise

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u theft was drest Sin a disgise. The thiefing male disguised

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A middle-aged male who had previosly been found gilty of

himself as a bilder. Dressed in a builders boots, overalls and hard hat, the convicted thief aproached a security

gard at a bilding site. The male provided a vague reason

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didn’t gess that the male was wearing a disgise. Upon entry, the middle-aged male dressed in his builder’s disguise

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stole some building equiptment then promply exited the site. (b) Check your work. What was your score out of 15?

Task 4

Copy the story carefully.

Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

Do your dictation.

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silent w Dictation passage: Exam pressure

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Task 1

Reading practice

Read the story.

Exam pressure

r o e t s Bo r e wrinkled his brow. The and pstudent reread the examoquestion u Sfurther. The student’s stomachkbegan to wrinkled his brow

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During an exam, a student read an essay question and

wrench and tighten. The very stressed student began to

wriggle uncomfortably in his chair. As he began to wrestle

with the question, he lost confidence with his ability to attempt an answer. The student was filled with self-doubt. However,

at risk of getting© the R question completely wrong, . I . C.P ubl i ca t i onhe sdecided to attempt• anf answer. Selecting pen, hes rotated his wrists o rr ev i ew pau r po eson l y •

while he gathered his thoughts. After completing his answer,

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the student wasn’t too disappointed with what he had written.

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Name:

Task 3

Date:

Identify errors and correct them

(a) Find 15 spelling or punctuation errors and correct them.

Exam pressure

r o e t s Bo r e p o u rinkled his brow. The student rered the examk question and S

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During an exam, a student read an essay question and

winkled his brow further. The student’s stomich began to rench and tighton. The very stressed student began to

riggle uncomfortably in his chair. As he began to wrestle

an answer. The student was filled with self-dout. However,

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at risk of getting the question completely wrong, he decided to attempt an answer. Selecting a pen, he rotated his rists

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Task 4

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Use your best pencil grip, writing posture and letter formations.

Task 5

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• Copying and handwriting (Task 4) • Dictation (Task 5)

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Template for Task 4: Copying and handwriting – Line width and spacing recommended for 9- to 10-year-olds

Name:

Task 4

Date:

Copying and handwriting

With your best writing posture, pencil grip and letter formation, rewrite the story from Task 1.

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Template for Task 5: Dictation – Line width and spacing recommended for 9- to 10-year-olds

Name:

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Dictation

The story will be read (i.e. dictated) and you will need to write the story. You will need to listen carefully. You will also need to apply the spelling, writing and punctuation that have been practised in previous tasks.

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remember the size of my letters and their A listening goal placement on the dark lines remember not to mix up my upper-case and lower-case letters

Spelling goals

use a proper pencil grip and sit with proper posture.

A punctuation goal

A personal goal:

listen carefully.

✓ Choose one. Dictation attempt: 1.

sound out as I spell words

correctly use my phonic skills.

remember my punctuation.

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Writing goals

(Adult to discuss with child and choose only one goal from those listed below.) Today, I am trying to:

Title of the story:

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Template for Task 4: Copying and handwriting – Line width and spacing recommended for 6- to 7-year-olds

Name:

Task 4

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Copying and handwriting

With your best writing posture, pencil grip and letter formation, rewrite the story from Task 1.

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Template for Task 5: Dictation – Line width and spacing recommended for 6- to 7-year-olds

Name:

Task 5

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Dictation

Writing goals

(Adult to discuss with child and choose only one goal from those listed below.) Today, I am trying to: remember the size of my letters and their A listening goal placement on the dark lines

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remember not to mix up my upper-case and lower-case letters

Spelling goals

use a proper pencil grip and sit with proper posture.

A punctuation goal

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A personal goal:

listen carefully.

Dictation attempt: 1.

sound out as I spell words

correctly use my phonic skills.

remember my punctuation.

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Template for Task 4: Copying and handwriting – Line width and spacing recommended for 7- to 8-year-olds

Name:

Task 4

Date:

Copying and handwriting

With your best writing posture, pencil grip and letter formation, rewrite the story from Task 1.

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Template for Task 5: Dictation – Line width and spacing recommended for 7- to 8-year-olds

Name:

Task 5

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Dictation

Writing goals

(Adult to discuss with child and choose only one goal from those listed below.) Today, I am trying to:

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remember the size of my letters and their A listening goal placement on the dark lines remember not to mix up my upper-case and lower-case letters

Spelling goals

use a proper pencil grip and sit with proper posture.

A punctuation goal

Title of the story:

sound out as I spell words

correctly use my phonic skills.

remember capital letters and full stops.

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A personal goal:

listen carefully.

Dictation attempt:

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