Instructional Series
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Welcome to the English medium literacy instructional series teaching and learning resources for years 1 to 8.
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- Kākano | Seed
- Tupu | Seedling
- Māhuri | Sapling
- Rākau | Tree
- Consonant digraphs
- Consonant patterns
- Initial and final blends
- Long vowels
- Short vowels
- Single consonants
- Complex morphemes
- Tense
- Vowel digraphs
- Contractions
- Syllable types
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I Miss Tinā
Will Tinā come for a visit?
Focus sounds: Revision
New high frequency words: out have away
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Home Time
It’s the end of the day at school. How do the children get home?
Focus sounds: oo ee
New high frequency words: have out likes good look
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The Tall Cone
Nat thinks she wants a big ice cream. Which is better, tall or small?
Focus sounds: -all -ell
New high frequency words: day out
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At the Marae
What do we do when we visit a marae?
Focus sounds: Revision
New high frequency words: they you
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Sound Cards Kākano | Seed
A set of 27 sound cards, one for each of the graphemes in the Kākano phase of the Scope and Sequence.
Teachers can use the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano Sound Cards to introduce sounds and letters to children as they read the Ready to Read Phonics Plus small books.
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Phonics Plus Kākano | Seed phase overview
This overview shows the suggested order of the books, and the focus sounds, words to blend, and kupu Māori for each book.
Download the PDF Phonics Plus Kākano | Seed phase overview.
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Phonics Plus Rākau | Tree phase overview
This overview shows the suggested order of the books, and the focus sounds, words to blend, and kupu Māori for each book.
Download the PDF Phonics Plus Rākau | Tree phase overview.
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Phonics Plus Māhuri | Sapling phase overview
This overview shows the suggested order of the books, and the focus sounds, words to blend, and kupu Māori for each book.
Download the PDF Phonics Plus Māhuri | Sapling phase overview.
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Phonics Plus Tupu | Seedling phase overview
This overview shows the suggested order of the books, and the focus sounds, words to blend, and kupu Māori for each book.
Download the PDF Phonics Plus Tupu | Seedling phase overview.
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A Midnight Roam
Kiwi is hungry! But she isn't having any luck catching something to eat. Frog and Ruru give her hints for finding kai.
Focus sounds: Prefixes mid- un-