During Word Work, students experiment with spelling patterns, memorize high-frequency words, and develop a genuine curiosity for and interest in new and unique words. By playing with words, word patterns, word families, prefixes, suffixes, and so on, students hone their knowledge of words and increase their speaking and writing skills.
By the beginning of third grade, students should be able to read and spell the first 200 high-frequency words fluently and accurately.
Alphabetic Spelling Stage
(Typically K-1-2 Students)
Within Word Spelling Stage
(Typically 2nd-3rd Grade Students)
Syllable Juncture Spelling Stage
(Typically 3rd-4th Grade Students)
Derivational Spelling Stage
(Typically 5th-6th Grade Students)