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I teach Foundation, is there an Alternative Yearly Plan that introduces graphemes in Term 1?

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Yes! The Alternative Yearly Plan condenses the Exploring Sounds phase into only five weeks, which brings the start of Discovering Graphemes forward to Week 6 of Term 1.

This plan has been created to accommodate students who have participated in formal phonological awareness instruction as part of a pre-school program, and schools that mandate graphemes be introduced in Term 1.

For more information about this plan, read the Alternative Yearly Plan and Implementation Guide.