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ACARA v. 9.0 Spelling Mastery Curriculum Mapping Documents Request Here

Updated v. 9.0 National Curriculum Mapping to the ACARA Standards for English is now available for Spelling Mastery adopters.

Access is available to current users of the program or schools who have confirmed they will be adopting the program in Term 4 2023 or Term 1 2024.

Please fill out the form here to request access.

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About the Program

Grade Levels: 1 - 6

Spelling Mastery approaches spelling through strategies, patterns and rules. The straightforward lessons in Spelling Mastery combine phonemic, morphemic, and whole-word instruction to make spelling easier to learn, leading the way to more effective writing.

Spelling Mastery interweaves these three approaches according to students' skill development and provides lessons to help you efficiently and effectively teach the spelling skills students need to become proficient readers and writers. Explicit instruction, careful selection of spelling words, and repeated and cumulative practice help students master each concept and reinforce and retain key information.

In just 15-20 minutes a day, Spelling Mastery helps educators to turn students into confident, strategic and successful spellers!

Program Components

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Sample Lessons

Click on a Grade level below to view a sample lesson from the Teacher Presentation Book and Student Workbook.

Placement Test

Placement tests help determine which level of Spelling Mastery is appropriate for a student. To assist in placing your students at the correct level, please follow the link below.

Download Placement Test

Research Base

Research on Teaching Children to Spell
This article shows the extensive research base of Spelling Mastery. Spelling Mastery is distinct from many other approaches to teaching spelling. It has demonstrated substantial effects on the spelling development of children.
Spelling Mastery and Spelling through Morphographs: Direct Instruction programs for beginning and low-progress spellers

Other Scientific Research and Articles

Direct Instruction and the Teaching of Early Reading: Wisconsin's Teacher-Led Insurgency
The authors of this report summarise some of the research supporting the use of Direct Instruction to teach early reading skills. They also discuss some of the barriers educators face when attempting to implement Direct Instruction, specifically proponents of whole language teaching. Finally the researchers describe schools and teachers in Wisconsin that have achieved excellent results with Direct Instruction and how this is changing the minds of many critics.
Seigfried Engelmann on Mastery Learning

Sample Lessons

Click on a Grade level below to view a sample lesson from the Teacher Presentation Book and Student Workbook.

Placement Test

Placement tests help determine which level of Spelling Mastery is appropriate for a student. To assist in placing your students at the correct level, please follow the link below.

Download Placement Test

Research Base

Research on Teaching Children to Spell
This article shows the extensive research base of Spelling Mastery. Spelling Mastery is distinct from many other approaches to teaching spelling. It has demonstrated substantial effects on the spelling development of children.

Other Scientific Research and Articles

Direct Instruction and the Teaching of Early Reading: Wisconsin's Teacher-Led Insurgency
The authors of this report summarise some of the research supporting the use of Direct Instruction to teach early reading skills. They also discuss some of the barriers educators face when attempting to implement Direct Instruction, specifically proponents of whole language teaching. Finally the researchers describe schools and teachers in Wisconsin that have achieved excellent results with Direct Instruction and how this is changing the minds of many critics.
Seigfried Engelmann on Mastery Learning

Each level of Spelling Mastery has been mapped to the National Curriculum for Australia. Click the links below to download the Mapping Documents:

Level A Mapping Document

Level B Mapping Document

Level C Mapping Document

Level D Mapping Document

Level E Mapping Document

Level F Mapping Document