Homework for Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Post date: Sep 08, 2015 10:33:41 AM

Math: Lesson 5 Homework

Spelling Homework:

Please write each red word five times each for homework. Return the completed spelling practice on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Please note that this week’s final spelling test will be on Friday, September 11, 2015.

Dear Parents,

Our spelling words for next week include two new second grade red words and three first grade red words for review. “Red words” are non-phonetic words that do not follow the rules and cannot be sounded out. The words that cannot be sounded out must be learned in a multisensory way for storage into long-term memory. Red words, also known as sight words or popcorn words, are red because red is a warning color that tells students to stop decoding and to use their prior knowledge and/or memorization techniques.

2^nd Grade Red Words: goes, pull

1^st Grade Red Words: against, first, of

“Green Words”

Our “Green Word” list for next week continues our learning regarding “magic e.” Our focus will be on decodable two-syllable “magic e” words. We will practice spelling and writing two-syllable “magic e” words throughout the week. Students will be expected to apply this information to ten words for our spelling test next week which will be on Friday, September 11, 2015.

Once again, the concept of magic e is a difficult one for many children. They have learned the name of each vowel and its short sound. The students, conditioned to respond to the symbols of the vowels with a short sound, are now asked to change their response to the established cue. When the one-syllable word ends in e, they must change their response to the long sound of the vowel. When introducing this new sound for the vowel, we prefer to use the term “name of the vowel” rather than “long vowel,” as the students have been taught that the vowel has a name and “says” a particular sound.

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