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Word Study and Spelling
Meagan Eberstein - Kelly Olson - Lauren Eudene
What is your experience teaching
word study?
How were you taught word
study?
What have you seen in the schools you have
worked in?
What It Is
• An alternative to traditional spelling instruction
• Based on learning word patterns, rather than memorizing unrelated words
• Teaches word knowledge, not just words
How It’s Used• A variety of hands-on activities• Used explicitly in Daily 5 instruction
and 4- Block Literacy Model• Frequently used in small groups• Holistic Model – during reading block
instruction• Skills Model – skills-intensive focus
solely on phonics and spelling
“Expanded vocabulary and correct spelling allow for more fluent reading
and writing thus speeding up the ability to comprehend what is read and
get thinking down on the paper.”– Gail Boushey and Joan Mosher, Daily 5
Letter Stamps
Scrabble Tiles
Rainbow Words
Wikki Stix
Play - Doh Words
Magnetic Letters
Other
Big Names
Patricia Cunningham
Donald R. Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, Francine Johnston
“By using students’ spellings as a guide, teachers can efficiently
differentiate effective instruction in phonics, spelling, and
vocabulary.”– Words Their Way (2012) , p.3
Ruth Scott“In addition to basic word recognition and spelling, however, students need to have a deep understanding of word meaning. Rather than simply knowing
the literal meaning of a new concept, it is important that students explore the multiple meanings of words, and how
similar words differ from one another.”
What is your experience teaching spelling?
What have you seen in the schools you have worked
in?
How were you taught spelling?
Approaches• Basal reading programs• Scripted spelling programs• Authentic word lists• Phonics based
Forms of Assessment• Weekly spelling test• Words their Way• Teacher-made materials• Writing analysis• 6+1 Traits of Writing -
Conventions
Interactive Word Wall• Word wall: systematically
organized collection of words• Interactive Word Wall: a word
wall in which students manipulate the words
Interactive Word Wall Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCv0uiExGSY
Interactive Word Wall Websitehttp://
myweb.stedwards.edu/mikekb/ReadStrong/wordwall.html
Groups
• Coral – phonics and vowels
• Starfish – spelling
• Seahorse – making words
• Sharks – multimodality station
Wrap-Up• There are many ways to teach
spelling (we just touched on some aspects)
• It is a broad subject area that can be incorporated in many content areas
• Does not need to be taught separately
• Questions???