Learning Continuum of Literacy (Version 8.4)

Word Knowledge

This element involves students understanding the increasingly specialised vocabulary and spelling needed to compose and comprehend learning area texts.

Students develop strategies and skills for acquiring a wide topic vocabulary in the learning areas and the capacity to spell the relevant words accurately. In developing and acting with literacy, students:

  • understand learning area vocabulary
  • use spelling knowledge.

Level 4

Typically by the end of Year 6, students:

Use spelling knowledge

spell topic words and use word origins, base words, prefixes and suffixes when spelling new words

Understand learning area vocabulary

use vocabulary, including subject-specific vocabulary from a range of learning areas and vocabulary that expresses shades of meaning