Decodable Text for Older Readers: Matariki
NZ$5.00
Description
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on Matariki, a public holiday marking the Māori New Year in New Zealand.
Focus Phonemes and Graphemes:
The text emphasises the following phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences:
- /or/ phoneme represented by or
- /ar/ phoneme represented by ar
- ‘er’ grapheme representing the phonemes /er/ or /u/ (schwa sound)
This resource contains:
- Decodable text ‘Matariki’ student version – in normal and large text
- Decodable text ‘Matariki’ teacher version – with focus sounds highlighted and non-decodable and te reo words identified
- Extensive teacher notes outlining alignment with popular scope and sequences, focus phonemes and graphemes, non-decodable and te reo vocabulary
Follow-up activities focusing on:
- comprehension
- oral practice
- focus phonemes and graphemes student worksheets
- printable double-sided flashcards with focus phonemes and graphemes,
- ‘grab and go’ quick response sheets – a total of 8 extra resources
Pages: 19
Please note:
- This decodable text is designed to complement the Phonics International scope and sequence, targeting students who have acquired the phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences introduced in units 1-5 of the program. Students will also require some knowledge of how to break words into syllables and syllable-breaking patterns.
- This decodable text also aligns with the New Zealand Ready to Read Phonics Plus Scope and Sequence used in many schools. The focus phonemes-to-graphemes in this text align with the Māhuri phase, –r control.
