Sound Waves Student Book 1

Sound Waves Early Literacy Program Overview

Sound Waves Early Literacy is an evidence-informed literacy program designed for Foundation to Year 2. It focuses on providing explicit teaching in:

• Systematic synthetic phonics
• Word study
• Reading

About the Sound Waves Student Book 1

The Sound Waves Student Book 1 is packed with activities that consolidate the explicit teaching of phonemes, graphemes, and focus concepts.

Activities Include:

• Identifying focus phonemes in words
• Segmenting words into phonemes and identifying graphemes
• Reading, writing, and spelling words
• Working with spelling, vocabulary, and morphology concepts

Comprehensive Unit Coverage

Each book features:

• An introductory unit to establish the basic concepts needed to begin the program.
• 35 units covering the 43 phonemes of Australian English and their most common graphemes.

Additional Support for Students

At the back of the book, you'll find:

• Helpful Hints to guide students in making correct spelling choices.
• A list of Extension Words for every unit.