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Enhancing Spelling Success: The Sound Waves Journey at Bayside Christian College

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Bayside Christian College wanted to implement a comprehensive spelling program equipped with user-friendly resources and supported by professional development. Luckily, their search led them to discover Sound Waves.
Game on! Six engaging Sound Waves Playing Card games

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Have you heard about our Sound Waves Playing Cards? Perfect for any Sound Waves classroom, these special cards are designed to help students consolidate their understanding of phoneme–grapheme relationships through engaging whole-class and small group games!
What's so special about Sound Waves Special Words?

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Special Words are high-frequency words containing unusual phoneme–grapheme relationships (e.g. was, said), or words containing phoneme–grapheme relationships not yet taught in the sequence (e.g. look, for).
What is orthographic mapping and why is it important?

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Have you ever wondered how expert readers can automatically and effortlessly recognise words?
St Patrick's uses Firefly's professional development to drive spelling success

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Finding and implementing the right spelling program for your students can be a tricky process. You want a pedagogically sound program, with plenty of training – but not every program provides that freely or economically.
Get to know your new students with these Sound Waves games

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There’s nothing like a fun, whole-class game to bring your new students together, so why not start off the school year by diving into one (or all) of these Sound Waves Games!
Etymology: how history can help us better understand English

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Why is there a ‘w’ in the word two? Where did the word yoghurt originate from? Why isn’t said spelled sed?
Resource Spotlight: A5 Sound Cards

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From playing games to creating a sound wall and more, let’s explore some of the ways you can take your spelling lessons to the next level with the Sound Waves A5 Sound Cards!
Let's play Word Unjumbler!

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We’re excited to announce that our much-loved interactive spelling game is back! Whether you’re already familiar with the previous version of the game, or you’re new to Sound Waves, you’ll love integrating our fun duck game into your weekly routine.