This suggested spelling programme can help children achieve the Primary Framework learning objectives from Strand 6: Word structure and spelling. The programme is designed to provide you with ideas and materials that can be used throughout the school year.
Spelling programme
This suggested spelling programme for Year 3 contains:
- activities and approaches to use during whole-class sessions
- extension activities for children who require extra work
- practice examples of words for children to focus on.
Learning objectives
The Year 3 learning objectives are:
- Spell high- and medium-frequency words.
- Recognise a range of prefixes and suffixes, understanding how they modify meaning and spelling, and how they assist in decoding long complex words.
- Spell unfamiliar words, using known conventions including grapheme-phoneme correspondence and morphological rules.
Overview of teaching focuses: Year 2 to Year 6
Download Overview of teaching focuses: Year 2 to Year 6 (PDF-100 KB) Attachments to see how the teaching focuses are organised across each year and what types of knowledge each focus relates to.
High-frequency words
Download the The first 100 high-frequency words (PDF-52 KB) Attachments and The next 200 most common words in order of frequency (PDF-50 KB) Attachments to find suggestions of words you could focus on during this programme.
Term 1: Unit 1
Unit 1 of Term 1 of Year 3 of the Support for Spelling programme focuses on securing the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings for phonemes.
Term 1: Unit 2
This unit focuses on spelling regular verb endings and learning irregular tense changes. This is part of the suggested Year 3 Support for Spelling programme.
Term 2: Unit 1
This unit focuses on knowing what happens to the spelling of nouns when -s is added. This is part of the suggested Year 3 Support for Spelling programme.
Term 2: Unit 2
This unit focuses on understanding how words change when suffixes are added. This is part of the suggested Year 3 Support for Spelling programme.
Term 3: Unit 1
This unit focuses on embedding the correct use and spelling of pronouns. This is part of the suggested Year 3 Support for Spelling programme.
Term 3: Unit 2
This unit focuses on developing knowledge of prefixes to generate new words from root words. This is part of the suggested Year 3 Support for Spelling programme.
