What is it and why is it good for students?...VCV (robot, pilot) signifies first vowel is long VCCV...
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PARENT ORIENTATION G R A N D P R A I R I E E L E M E N T A R Y
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What is it and why is it good for students?
What do you remember about spelling instruction when you were in school?
What transfer do you see in your student’s daily reading and writing with a traditional program?
Active hands on approach to words
Words sorts
Students compare and contrast words
Discover similarities and differences
Examine, discriminate and make judgments
Looking at sounds, patterns and meaning
Word Study Spelling
Link to text being read
Systematic scope and sequence
Multiple opportunities for hands on practice and application in reading and writing
Understanding of how spelling represents sound and meaning
Explicit skill instruction Systematic scope and
sequence Repeated practice All children are working
on the same skill Memorization of isolated
rules and definitions
Examine words to find consistencies in written language.
Help students acquire the recognition, spelling and meaning of specific words.
Developmental
Learner centered
Focused on language patterns
Systematic instruction in phonics and spelling
Alphabet
Pattern
Meaning
Information beginning spellers use
Spellers use alphabet knowledge
Use sounds in names of letters
Works for most consonants
Tricky consonants include C, G – 2 sounds, W, Y, H – names don’t contain speech sounds
Short vowels are also tricky
Examples of Patterns
Single syllable patterns
CVCe pattern
CVC
More than 1 syllable
VCV (robot, pilot) signifies first vowel is long
VCCV (robber) signifies first vowel is short
Prefixes
Suffixes
Greek roots
Latin stems
Research discovered how students learn features of words and in what order
Students need to work at instructional level
Emergent Stage (0-5 years)
Letter Name Alphabetic Stage (5-8 years)
Within Word Pattern Stage (7-10 years)
Syllables and Affixes Stage (9-14 years)
Derivational Relations (middle school-adulthood)
Reading, writing and spelling development are integrally related!
Emergent Spelling Emergent Reader
Pretend reading
Uses pictures
Memorize
Memorize some words
Letter-sound matches
Pretend Writing
Scribbles
Letter-Name Alphabetic Spelling Beginning Reader
Real reading
Predictable texts
Word by word
Digraphs and blends
Short vowel sounds
First and last sounds
Within Word Pattern Spelling Transitional Reader
Stop finger pointing
Silent read
Fluent
Ambiguous vowels
Less common patterns
Common long vowel patterns
Syllables and Affixes Spelling Intermediate Reader
Automatic word recognition
Read with accuracy and speed
Read with understanding
Prefixes and suffixes, reduced vowel in unaccented syllables
Vowel patterns in accented syllables, unaccented final syllables
Ambiguous vowels, consonant doubling, syllable juncture
Derivational Relations Spelling Advanced Reader
Greek and Latin roots (vocabulary)
Prefixes and Suffixes
Sound variation among roots and stems
Read for a variety of purposes
Read according to interest and needs
Instruction will be at developmental level
Follow a consistent, systematic approach on a daily basis