Sound Waves Word Study Student Book 5 *Pre-Order*

Available from September 2027

Spelling patterns, morphology and etymology for Years 3 to 6

Sound Waves Word Study is a deep dive into phoneme–grapheme relationships and spelling patterns (orthography), word parts (morphology) and word origins (etymology). Lessons are effective, engaging and delivered to the whole class. Instruction is systematic and explicit to build students’ spelling and vocabulary skills.

The program:

uses an evidence-based approach
provides a clear and systematic sequence of instruction to deliver strong literacy outcomes
explicitly teaches phoneme–grapheme relationships, spelling patterns and focus concepts
incorporates consolidation activities for every lesson
assesses spelling – with targeted remediation resources
uses essential reference charts to support correct grapheme choice
provides a wealth of engaging and meaningful games and activities
includes free ongoing professional learning and support for schools.

Sound Waves Word Study builds on a systematic synthetic phonics foundation making it the perfect follow-on from Sound Waves Early Literacy or any other structured early literacy program.

Student book activities allow students to immediately apply the concepts taught in each lesson.

Activities include:

segmenting words into phonemes and identifying graphemes
reading and spelling words
vocabulary building exercises
working with essential morphology and etymology concepts
challenges.

Each book contains an introductory unit which establishes the core concepts needed to begin working with the program, along with 35 units covering the 43 phonemes of Australian English and their most common graphemes.

The back of the books include space for students to segment every Focus Word, as well as a list of Extension Words for every unit.