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Word Study: Principle and Practices

Word Study: Principle and Practices . EDC 424. What is Word Study? . Word Study is about FINDING PATTERNS and discovering RULES to apply to new words Words Their Way : What and how to teach word patterns for spelling and reading development (and how to assess it).

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Word Study: Principle and Practices

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  1. Word Study: Principle and Practices EDC 424

  2. What is Word Study? • Word Study is about FINDING PATTERNS and discovering RULES to apply to new words • Words Their Way: What and how to teach word patterns for spelling and reading development (and how to assess it)

  3. WTW: Organizing for Word Study • How are word sorts different than other phonics programs? • Hands-on manipulatives to learn by doing • Work from known to unknown to help spell • Analytic (whole > part) rather than synthetic (part > whole) • Critical thinking about principles (compare/contrast) rather than memorizing rules • Efficient (more words) and cost effective (reusable cards vs. worksheets with fewer words) • Easier to differentiate instruction and adapt (just combine different word groups and cards)

  4. Three Main Types of Word Sorts Correct sequence 2 1 • Sound Sort > Visual Pattern Sort > Meaning Sort Picture sort (early stages) Use keyword headings (either picture or visual pattern) Concept sort (themed words or vocabulary Word sort (see sound vs. spelling) Spelling/meaning sort (homophones; homographs; affix/suffix sorts) Blind sort sort by sound without visual cues

  5. Modeling Word Sorts Word Demonstration Activity: Word Sort after reading “The Hare and the Tortoise: hare hair cart care shark bare farm card stare chair start scare mare stairs share fair bark bear dark pair rare

  6. Try it out: Word Sorts Group 1 Group 2 • First, sort by SOUND. hair farm card care shark cart stare chair start scare mare stairs pair share fair pair bear dark hare bark rare

  7. Try it out: Word Sorts Group 1 Group 2 • First, sort by SOUND. cart care share farm hair pair bear card scare rare start stare fair shark mare hare dark chair stairs bark pair

  8. Try it out: Word Sorts Group 1 Group 2 • Now, sort by VISUAL PATTERN. hair farm cart card care shark stare chair start scare mare stairs pair share fair pair bear dark hare bark rare

  9. Try it out: Word Sorts Group 1 Group 2 • Now, sort by VISUAL PATTERN. care fair bear scare hair stare chair share pair mare stairs hare rare cart card farm start dark bark shark

  10. So what did you discover today? • The sound “air” can be spelled in two ways: • Air (air, stairs, fair) • Are (bare, care, rare) In your centers today, you will practice sorting these again (first by sound and then by pattern). This time, you will write (or glue – depending on level) each word into your journal.

  11. Homework • Cut out letter cards and bring to class • Read WTW Chapter 3: Word Study Routines

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