Students study words and notice patterns, understand where words come from and why they are spelled the way they are, transfer knowledge of word patterns from their spelling lists to their writing, and learn proofreading techniques that are applicable to all writing.
Students are assigned a weekly word list and are expected to use correct spelling in daily work.
The spelling list will be assigned on Monday. Students will be assigned 13 words that follow the week's pattern, and then they will be given four bonus words that follow the same pattern on Friday.
The weekly list will also include three "learned" words that do not follow a reliable pattern and must be memorized.
Students will take their spelling test on Friday by writing each word, or they will take a spelling test using the app Spellingcity.com.