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1st grade - 4th grade
Ages 6-9
Before you know it, your little one is chronicling the events of their life for school assignments and a whole new path of communication has opened up. You read about the trip to Disneyland you took in the summer, the time Dad fell into the lake after catching a big fish, and the simply written, yet understandably significant expression of when the family pet passed away. The perspective of your life through their eyes is now viewable through their developing ability to read and write phonetically accurate words in mostly complete sentences.
Students entering the Within Word Pattern stage can read and spell many words correctly because of their automatic knowledge of letter sounds and short-vowel patterns. They can think about words in more than one dimension; they study words by sound and pattern simultaneously. Children begin to transition to independent reading toward the end of first grade, and it expands for most students throughout second and third grade and into fourth. This stage is important because students build on their knowledge of the sounds and patterns of the English language simultaneously which is what causes the lengthened period spent in this stage.
Click the chart above to view the types of Vowel Patterns
Characteristics of Within Word Pattern Writing
Early Within Word Pattern
spells consonants, blends, and digraphs correctly
use but confuse silent letters in long vowel patterns
typically won't e-drop (driveing instead of driving)
Middle Within Word Pattern
spells common long vowel patterns (CVCe, CVVC)
use but confuse r-influence vowel patterns (tern instead of turn)
typically won't double consonants (dropt/droped instead of dropped).
Late Within Word Pattern
spells ambiguous vowels (tall is spelled correctly instead of tŏll)
use but confuse complex consonant units (swich instead of switch)
typically won't change y to ies (carees instead carries)
Characteristics of Within Word Pattern Reading
Consolidated Alphabetic Stage
Children are Transitional Readers in this stage--moving from full alphabetic phase to consolidated alphabetic stage--and begin to recognize patterns and chunks to analyze unfamiliar words. Instead of processing a word like chest as four speech sounds to match to letters (ch-e-s-t), they process it as two chunks (ch-est). This enables them to decode and store words more readily and their sight word vocabulary grows quickly. They're able to read in phrases and with greater expression.
Reading Level
Lots of reading experience is crucial during this stage. Children should read instruction-level and independent-level materials for at least 30 minutes each day. Instructional-level material has academic engagement in which instruction is comfortable matched to what the child is able to grasp; new word games with two players allows for that kind of guidance. Independent-level material has academic engagement in which the child works independently, without need of instructional support; audiobooks with clear signals for page-turning support independent reading.
Book Recommendations
2nd grade: 420L - 650L 3rd grade: 520L - 820L 4th grade: 740L - 940L
Suggestions for Parents
Try word hunts in which they select a familiar book that has been read before and search for words that fit with the target element.
Encourage your child to try a word several ways. Have them attempt spelling a word before they ask for help and offer positive feedback on what they try.
Remind students what they know. Students often forget to use what they already know to figure out something new. Some tools they can refer to are rhymes, word chunks, and their "best guess" strategy.
Suggestions for English Language Learners
Word sorting lessons are a great way to draw English Learners' attention to both the similarities and differences between languages in terms of sounds and spelling, while simultaneously helping them build vocabulary.
Use concrete, highly imageable words that can easily be visualized, drawn, or acted out
Reduce the number of words in a sort so your child will not be overwhelmed
Model careful pronunciation but do not be overly concerned if English Learners do not master the correct pronunciations
Online Learning Games/Apps to Improve Literacy Akills
Rocket Spellers
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Word Wizard
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Tiggly Doctor
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References
Bear, D. R., Invernizzi, M., Johnston, F. R., & Templeton, S. (2020). Words their way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson Education.
First Grade Books for Ages 6-7 - Reading Comprehension by Series & Early Elementary Chapter Books. (n.d.). 1st Grade. https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/grades/1st-grade.html?p=1&n=20&f.lexileLevel=50-280
Rocket Speller : Spelling App. (2020). Little Big Thinkers. http://www.littlebigthinkers.com/rocket_speller
Tiggly Doctor: Appstore for Android. (2020). Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Kidtellect-Inc-Tiggly-Doctor/dp/B01419P992
Word Wizard App for iPad, iPhone and Android – L’Escapadou. (2020). L’Escapadou. https://lescapadou.com/wp/en/word-wizard-app/
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