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
Feb 09, 2016
Word StudyMaking it work for ALL of your students
Louise DonagheyK-2 Literacy Coordinator, Singapore American School
Michelle Morton, First Grade Teacher, Singapore American School
John YungclasFifth Grade Teacher, Singapore American School
Workshop Goals• Explore assessment strategies • Organize word study instruction• Exchange classroom ideas for word study
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?
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
Historical Development of Spelling
AlphabeticPatternMeaning
CVC
RootsAffixesSyllables
Historical Development of Spelling-Alphabetic-
Anglo-SaxonWIFTODAEGHEAFONUM(Lord’s Prayer 1000 CE)
Letter Name-AlphabeticWIFTUDAEHAFAN(Tawanda, age 6)
Historical Development of Spelling-Pattern-
Norman FrenchYONGESWETEROOTECROPPE(Chaucer, 1440)
Within Word PatternsYUNGESWETEROOTECROPPE(Antoine, age 8)
Historical Development of Spelling-Meaning-
RenaissanceDISSCORDFOLOWEMUSSIKE(Elizabeth I, 1600)
Within Word PatternsDISSCORDFOLOWEMUSSIC(Julian, age 14)
Stages of Spelling and Vocabulary Development
(as presented in Words Their Way)
• Emergent• Letter-Name
Alphabetic• Within Word Patterns• Syllables and Affixes• Derivational Relations
Targeting Instruction
Using but Confusing – Reading– Writing– Spelling Assessment/Inventory• Words Their Way Spelling Inventory
Assessing Spelling
Looking at the spelling features
Assessing Spelling
Let’s Try!
Spelling Inventory• Questions?• Split into grade groups
K-2 Michelle3-4 Louise5-6 John
Grade 1 Class Composite
Grade 5 Class Composite
Sample Word Lists for Sorting
Emergent Spellers Letter-Name Alphabetic Spellers Syllables and Affixes
Weekly Schedule in a Grade 1 classroom
• Introduce the words• Independent sorting and “word work”
activities• Assessment
Routines in a Grade 5 classroom
Organizing Word Work Activities in a Primary Classroom
• One central location• Labels and directions• Clearly introduced• “Word Day”• Word lists
Independent Word Study
Independent Word Study
Independent Word Study
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...
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?
Sharing and Wrap-Up