Elaborations

• identifying and pronouncing the sounds of the Greek alphabet as well as the most common digraphs and letter blends, for example, ου, αι, ει, οι (double vowels), μπ, ντ, γγ, γκ, τσ, τζ (double consonants), αυ, ευ (vowel combinations)
• practising letter clusters,for example, στρ, μπρ, in common words or in names, Στράτος, μπράτσο
• beginning to recognise high-frequency words such as η, ο, το, μου, έχω, είμαι, είναι, θέλω, να
• comparing markings on words in different languages, for example, αλάτι (Greek), français, (French), váza(Czech), Grüße (German), niña (Spanish) and observing that the markings have different purposes
• using the accent mark appropriately in Greek when writing, for pronunciation as well as meaning
• applying appropriate punctuation marks such as full stop, comma (in lists), exclamation mark and question mark
• using different strategies to remember new sounds, for example, mnemonics