Spelling

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For spelling we do "word work" during reading time

Below are the entire year's spelling rules for each week and two videos to help with English Language rules

Current

Module 10

Week 3: words ending in -le, -al, -el, -er

3rd Word Study - Note to Parents.pdf

How the Test is Graded

Spelling Tests - Grading Protocol

Video about spelling rules

Semester 1

Module 1

Week 1: short vowels (a, e, i, o, u,)

Week 2: long vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

Week 3: long a, long e


Module 2

Week 1: long o (o, oe, oa, ow)

Week 2: long i (i, ie, igh, y)

Week 3: Review short and long vowels

Module 3

Week 1: Three letter blends: spl, str, squ, scr, 

Week 2: Words with /j/, /k/, and /kw/

Week 3: Silent letters (kn, wr, gn, mb, rh)

Module 4

Week 1: Consonant digraphs 

Week 2: Vowel diphthongs ow, ou

Week 3: Vowels au, aw, al, o

Module 5

Week 1: Vowel Diphthongs oi, oy

Week 2: Homophones

Week 3: Contractions with n't, 'd, 've

Semester 2

Module 6

Week 1: words with ar, or, ore

Week 2: words with er, ir, ur, or

Week 3: words with âr and îr spelled with are, air, eir

Module 7

Week 1: compound Words with Abbreviations

Week 2: irregular Plurals

Week 3: words with oo, ew, ue (mood, drew, smooth, blue)

Module 8

Week 1: review prefixes and suffixes

Week 2: prefixes re-, un-, and suffixes -less, -ness

Week 3: plurals


Module 9

Week 1: suffixes -ful, -y, -ly, -er, -or

Week 2: words with ough, augh

Week 3: words with /j/ and /s/


Module 10

Week 1: final stable syllables

 -tion, -sure, -ture

Week 2: VCCV Syllable division pattern

Week 3: words ending in -le, -al, -el, -er