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Word Study Making it work for ALL of your students

Word Study Making it work for ALL of your students. Louise Donaghey K-2 Literacy Coordinator, Singapore American School Michelle Morton, First Grade Teacher, Singapore American School John Yungclas Fifth Grade Teacher, Singapore American School. Workshop Goals.

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Word Study Making it work for ALL of your students

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  1. Word Study Making it work for ALL of your students Louise Donaghey K-2 Literacy Coordinator, Singapore American School Michelle Morton, First Grade Teacher, Singapore American School John Yungclas Fifth Grade Teacher, Singapore American School

  2. Workshop Goals • Explore assessment strategies • Organize word study instruction • Exchange classroom ideas for word study

  3. Guiding Questions • Why do Word Study? • How can we assess for differentiated instruction? • How can we organize classrooms for Word Study? • How can we provide students with effective learning opportunities? • How can we apply what we have learned?

  4. Word Study in our classrooms • Hands-On activities • Cindy Marten’s Word Crafting • Words Their Way (Bear, et al.) • The Daily 5 (Boushey and Moser) • Students and schedule

  5. Historical Development of Spelling Alphabetic Pattern CVC Meaning Roots Affixes Syllables

  6. Historical Development of Spelling-Alphabetic- Anglo-Saxon WIF TODAEG HEAFONUM (Lord’s Prayer 1000 CE) Letter Name-Alphabetic WIFTUDAEHAFAN (Tawanda, age 6)

  7. Historical Development of Spelling-Pattern- Norman French YONGESWETEROOTECROPPE (Chaucer, 1440) Within Word Patterns YUNGE SWETE ROOTECROPPE(Antoine, age 8)

  8. Historical Development of Spelling-Meaning- Renaissance DISSCORD FOLOWEMUSSIKE (Elizabeth I, 1600) Within Word Patterns DISSCORDFOLOWEMUSSIC (Julian, age 14)

  9. Stages of Spelling and Vocabulary Development (as presented in Words Their Way) • Emergent • Letter-Name Alphabetic • Within Word Patterns • Syllables and Affixes • Derivational Relations

  10. Targeting Instruction Using but Confusing • Reading • Writing • Spelling Assessment/Inventory • Words Their Way Spelling Inventory

  11. Assessing Spelling Looking at the spelling features

  12. Assessing Spelling

  13. Let’s Try!

  14. Spelling Inventory • Questions? • Split into grade groups K-2 Michelle 3-4 Louise 5-6 John

  15. Grade 1 Class Composite

  16. Grade 5 Class Composite

  17. Sample Word Lists for Sorting Letter-Name Alphabetic Spellers Emergent Spellers Syllables and Affixes

  18. Weekly Schedule in a Grade 1 classroom • Introduce the words • Independent sorting and “word work” activities • Assessment

  19. Routines in a Grade 5 classroom

  20. Organizing Word Work Activities in a Primary Classroom • One central location • Labels and directions • Clearly introduced • “Word Day” • Word lists

  21. Independent Word Study

  22. Independent Word Study

  23. Independent Word Study

  24. Some Ideas... • magnet letters • pipe cleaners • Rainbow words • Lego letters • string • letter stamps • letter tiles • clay and cookie cutters • sand table or tray • magnet “kits” (short vowels, blends, etc) • matching games • shaving cream...

  25. Points to consider • How does this approach to Word Study compares what you are currently doing? • How does/can Word Study work in your current schedule? • What other activities could work with your students? • How could you educate or involve parents?

  26. Sharing and Wrap-Up

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