NB in the process of implementing WTT, students will hear and be exposed to the spoken version of the whole range of English sounds, as is required for learners of an additional language. The chart presented here is one version of a scope and sequence for the explicit teaching oflistening to spoken English and pronouncing spoken English.
This is best done through activities that use these sounds in natural speech. Rhymes, chants and songs are excellent catalysts for having children listen to sounds and reproduce them in non-threatening ways.
Games are also contexts for focussing on sounds in ways that children can engage in meaningful yet fun ways. These can be planned for the Listening and pronunciation exercises in both the Column planner and the Petal Planner.
Good resources for teaching listening, pronunciation, rhyme, rhythm and stress are:
If you know of a good resource, send your suggestion to the discussion list..
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Sounds that also exist in Tiwi words in Tiwi
These sounds also exist at the beginning of Tiwi words, but not always accompanied by the same vowel sounds as English uses. / Beginning sounds followed by a vowel. / All vowels in Tiwi come after a consonant as do these English vowel sounds
/k/
cut
come
king
kick / Pronunciation: Stop.
Spelling: k,c
sp / /p/
p
pat
pet / Spelling p, pp
sp / /w/
want
water
what
wind / Spelling w, wh
sp / Vowel Sounds that
also exist in Tiwi words in Tiwi / /a/
cup
putt
rut / /ʊ/cook
book
could
put
/m/
mud
min / Pronunciation:
Spelling: m, mm, / /ɹ/
rut
rip / Spelling: r
sp / /j/
yum
yippee / Spelling: k,c
sp / /ɪ/
pit / /ɔ/lock
lot
lump
/n/nut
nit
not / /t/
tap
top
tip
took / /dʒ/
jug
jig
Year One
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Sounds that also exist in Tiwi words
While the individual sounds exist in Tiwi, these sound combinations do not exist at the beginning of Tiwi words / Beginning consonant and consonant clusters / Vowel Sounds that
also exist in Tiwi words / All vowels in Tiwi come after a consonant unlike these English vowels which occur at the beginning of words
/l/
lolly
long / Revisit /p/,/ɹ/
then teach
/pɹ/
pray
pride / revisit/k/, /l/
then teach
/kl/
clean
clear
climb / /a/
up
under / /ə/
a boy
about / /ɪ/
in
it
Revisit/t/, /ɹ/
then teach
/tɹ/ track
trip / Revisit/p/,/l/
then teach
/pl/
play
please / Revisit
/k/, /ɹ/
then teach
/kɹ/
cry
cream
creep / /ɔ/
on / All Tiwi words end in a vowel sound like these English words
/ə/Under
i scarey
Year Two
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Sounds that also exist in Tiwi words, but not in the same position within words (beginning, middle, end) / Consonants and consonant cluster located in the middle and ends of English words / Vowel Sounds that
also exist in Tiwi words,but not in the same position within words (beginning, middle, end / Tiwi words are multisyllabic, unlike these English words which end with a voweland are one syllable
Revisit /ɹ/
then teach medial /ɹ/
berry / revisit /p/
then teach medial /p/
flipper
apple / revisit /t/
then teach medial /t/
spatter
cattle / /i/
Ski
be
me
key
see
Revisit /k/
then teach
final consonant/k/
creek
kick
deck
lock
back / revisit /t/
then teach final consonant/t/
bit
mat
cat
bait
quiet
caught
fought
whistle / revisit /l/
then teach final consonant/l/
wall
ball
doll
call
revisit /m/
then teach final consonant/m/
mum
plum
come
lamb / Spelling:m, mm, mb / revisit /w/
then teach medial consonant/w/
quack
quick
aqua / /ŋ/
Teach medial and final consonant/ŋ/
sing
banged
wing
Year Three
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Consonants that do not exist in Tiwi words / Beginning sounds that are not in Tiwi / Vowel sounds that exist in Tiwi words paired with consonants that do not exist in Tiwi / Familiar vowel sounds in the first syllable of a word with consonants that do not exist in Tiwi
/f/
fat
father / /z/
zip / /θ/thin
thick
thong
thunder / /a/
with /f/
father
far
/f/ / /a/
with /s/
suck
suddenly
Sunday / /a/
with /ʃ/
shut
/ɪ/
with /f/
fill
fin / /ɪ/
With
/s/
sit
sick
sing / /ɪ/
with /ʃ/
ship
/v/vampire
very
vision / /s/
sat
suit
see
sit / /ð/
this
/ʊ/with /f/
foot
full / /ʊ/ with /s/
soup
superman
suit / /ʊ/ with /ʃ/
shoot
/ʃ/ship / /h/
hat
hit
hood / /b/
but
bit
bull
/ɔ/ with/f/
fond
folly / /ɔ/ with/s/
soft
sorry
song / /ɔ/ with/ʃ/
shop
shot
/d/
dip
dam / /tʃ/chip
chuck
chop / /ɡ/
give
good
guppy
Year Four
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Consonants that do not exist in Tiwi words / Medial and ending consonants that are not in Tiwi / Vowel sounds that exist in Tiwi words paired with consonants that do not exist in Tiwi / Familiar vowel sounds in the first syllable of a word with consonants that do not exist in Tiwi
/f/
life
suffer
laugh / /ɡ/
dog
bogged / /ʃ/
fashion
passion
fish
wish / /a/
with /v/
vulture / /a/
with /θ/
thump
thumb / /a/
with /h/
hub
hut
/ɪ/
with /v/
vehicle / /ɪ/
with /θ/
thief
theme
thing / /ɪ/
with /h/
he
heat
/z/razor
dizzy
dogs / /tʃ/batch
church
cockroach / /ð/
father
smooth
/ɔ/ with /v/ volcano
volley / /ɔ/ with/θ/
thong / /ɔ/ with /h/
hot
hop
/θ/path
panther / /d/
dad
load
ladder / /s/
kiss
ice
whistle
whisper / /ɪ/
with /b/
bin
business / /ʊ/
with /b/
book
bull / /a/
with /b/
bump
buck
/v/
live
lively / /b/
cab, cob
baby
babe / /h/
ahead / /ɔ/ with/b/
body
Year Five
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Sound combinations/clusters that do not exist in Tiwi words / Consonant clusters that are not in Tiwi – word beginnings / Vowel sounds that exist in Tiwi words followed by consonants/consonant clusters that do not exist in Tiwi / Familiar vowel sounds in the middle and end of words with consonants/consonant clusters that do not exist in Tiwi
/kw/
quick, qualityquake / /kl/
clean
clown / /kɹ/
crown
creep / /ɪ/
with single consonants
big
bitter
give / /ɪ/
with consonant clusters
pretty
blink
splint
bridge
brisk
fidget
fridge
frill
frisky
gift
flinch / /ɔ/
with single consonants
fog
lot
bog
/bl/
blow
block / /bɹ/ bring
broken / /p ɹ/
pride
principal
/p l/
plan
ply / /d ɹ/
drive
drop / /fl/
fling
fly
/ɔ/ with consonant clusters
fond
froth
block
body
box
salt / /ʊ/
with single consonants
book
full / /a/
with single consonant
bug
butter
buzz
fun
/f ɹ/
free
from / /ɡ ɹ/
green
grow
growl / /ɡl/
glass
glint
glide
/s t/
stand
store / /s l/
slip
slide / /s w/
swing
sweep
/a/
with consonant clusters
fungus
fudge
bumpy
bubble
brush
crust
trust / /ʊ/
with consonant clusters
cooked
looked
/s k/
scuffle
scuttle
skeleton / /s n/
snore
snap / /s m/
smile
smash
/s k w/
squint
squeeze / /s p/
space
spit / /t ɹ/
trick
tread
Year Six
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Sound combinations that do not exist in Tiwi words / Consonant clusters that are not in Tiwi – word endings / Sound combinations that do not exist in Tiwi words / Vowel/dipthong sounds that are not in Tiwi with consonants/consonant clusters that are not in Tiwi – beginnings of words
/n k/
bank / /f d /
laughed
lifted / /nd /
wind
land / /e/
head, said
set / /ε/
hair, bear
bare / /ǽ/had
fad
/ms/
becomes
plums / /ŋd /
banged
winged / /f s/
coughs
laughs / /ʉ/
blue, shoe, boot / /o/
bought
door
fought
hall / /ɜ/
bird
heard
quirk
slur
/vs/
lives
gives / /dʒs/
wages
cages / /ps/
snaps
flips
/i/
feet
beat / /æɪ/
play
bait
blade
flay
fray
gave
stay
slay
stray / /ɑe/
bike
blight
sight
slight
dial
try
/ɡz/dogs
frogs / /ŋs/
sings
brings / /l s/
cools
kills / /əʉ/
bloke
boat
show
drone
groan
home
prone
stone
zone / /æɔ/
shout
down
brown
blouse
drown
frown
founder
ground
hound
proud
plough
sow
vow / /oɪ/
boy
doily
foible
soy
/ks/
kicks
locks / kd /
backed
mocked / /d t/
addict / /ʊə/
sewer
doer
viewer / /ɪə/
fear
beard
dear
gear
hear
here
queer
rear
steer
veer / /æɔə/
sour
flower
dour
bower
glower
/l t/
holt
colt / /l d /
cold
meld
/t s/
what’s
spits / /s t/
taste
wrist / /dʒ d/
dodged
badged
/d s/
finds
reminds / /ɡd /
bogged / /ns/
runs
nations
Year Seven
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Comparing the sound system of Tiwi and English / Consonant clusters that are not in Tiwi – medial and end of words / Comparing the sound system of Tiwi and English / Vowel sounds that are not in Tiwi with consonants/consonant clusters that are not in Tiwi medial and end of words
/t v/
adjective
positive / personal / Suffiency
buoyancy
burocracy / Ostentatious
delicious / Approval
removal
Camel / Crumble
stumble / Fasten
Hasten
analyst / conscience / anthem
anthology
burdensome / disappointment
Year Eight
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Comparing the sound system of Tiwi and English / Consonant clusters that are not in Tiwi – medial / Comparing the sound system of Tiwi and English
Camouflage / athletics / answer
Congratulate
congress
Year Nine
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Listening for/recognising and using ‘hidden’ sounds in spoken English / Listening for/recognising and using ‘hidden’ sounds in spoken English
Year Ten
Phonemes / Consonant sounds / Phonemes / Vowel Sounds
Listening for/recognising and using ‘hidden’ sounds in spoken English / Listening for/recognising and using ‘hidden’ sounds in spoken English
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