AC9LMG2U01

Understanding systems of language

recognise and imitate the sounds and rhythms of Greek and learn how sounds are produced, and represented in the Modern Greek alphabet

Elaborations

AC9LMG2U01_E1building phonic awareness by pronouncing, copying and writing alphabet letters with familiar sounds, for example, Οο, Ιι, Εε, Αα, Κκ, Ττ, Λλ, Ππ, Σσς, Μμ, Νν, Ηη, Υυ, Ωω, Ββ, Ζζ, Φφ, and building to more unfamiliar sounds, for example Γγ, Ρρ, Δδ, Θθ, Ξξ, Ψψ, Χχ
AC9LMG2U01_E2recognising that most duplicated consonants in a word sound the same as the single consonants, for example, κόκκινο, Ελλάδα, άλλο, εννέα, ‘Αννα
AC9LMG2U01_E3imitating the sounds, rhythms, intonation and stress of Greek, using hand gestures and non-verbal cues to assist learning
AC9LMG2U01_E4locating and highlighting specific alphabet letters and accent marks in names, οr identifying vowels or consonants within words
AC9LMG2U01_E5developing pronunciation, intonation and pace by singing, reciting and repeating alphabet names, for example, in the alphabet song or when referring to a letter in a word
AC9LMG2U01_E6recognising and making simple syllables from consonant–vowel combinations, for example, μα, με, μη, μι, μο, μυ, μω and understanding that syllables can be joined together to make words, such as α-λά-τι and μά-τι
AC9LMG2U01_E7identifying and pronouncing the most common digraphs/diphthongs, including μπ as in μπαμπάς and ου as in μου