Australian Curriculum Aligned

Australian Phonics Scope & Sequence

A structured, stage-by-stage map of every phonics concept taught in Australian primary schools — Foundation to Year 6.

Stage 1Foundation–Year 1

Letter-Sound Correspondences

The foundation of phonics: matching individual letters to the sounds they represent.

Single consonants

satpindog

Short vowels

catpetsithotcup

CVC words

matloghid
Stage 2Year 1–2

Consonant Clusters & Digraphs

Combining consonants and learning two-letter sounds that make one phoneme.

Initial blends

flagcrabstop

Final blends

sandlamptusk

Digraphs

shipchinthin
Stage 3Year 1–2

Long Vowels & Vowel Teams

Exploring how vowels work together to produce long vowel sounds and other patterns.

CVCe / split digraphs

cakekitebone

Vowel teams

rainfeetboat

R-controlled vowels

farmbirdcorn
Stage 4Year 2–3

Complex Patterns

Advanced sound patterns including diphthongs, silent letters, and unstressed vowels.

Diphthongs

coinboycloud

Silent letters

knotwraplamb

Soft c and g

citygiantrace

Schwa

aboutbuttonpencil
Stage 5Year 3–6

Morphology & Word Origins

How word parts carry meaning: prefixes, suffixes, bases, and the Greek and Latin roots behind everyday English words.

Introduced from Year 3, building through to Year 6. Aligned to Australian Curriculum expectations for morphology and word origins.

Greek roots

graphphonbiotelemicroscope

Latin roots

portruptdictstructjectvis

Prefixes with meaning

un-re-pre-dis-mis-non-over-sub-

Suffixes with meaning

-tion-ment-ness-less-ful-able-ly

Compound words

sunshinefootballraincoat

Contractions

can'tit'sthey're

Morpheme analysis

un+happyre+build+ingport+able

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