1) Word Posters- Students choose a word from the word wall, write it on a small poster, draw and colour a picture to illustrate the word, use the word in a sentence on the poster.
2) Word Maps- Students draw a cluster on a small card or sheet of paper with a word from the word wall in the centre, draq rays from the centre, write on each ray important information about the word. N. B. Three kinds of information are included in a word map- a category for the word, examples and characteristics or associations.
3) Dramatizing Words- Students each choose a word from the word wall and dramatize it for classmates, who then try to guess it.
4) Word Sorts- Students sort a collection of words into two or more categories.
5) Word Chains
Important Spelling Strategies
1) Segmenting the word and spelling each sound
2) Predicting the spelling of a word by generating possible spellings and choosing the next alternative
3) Breaking the word into syllables and spelling each syllable
4) Applying affixed to root words
5) Spelling unknown words by analogy to known words
6) Writing a letter or two as a placeholder for a word they do not know how to spell when they are writing rough drafts
7) Locating words on word walls and other charts
8) Proof reading to locate spelling errors in a rough draft
9) Locating and spelling unfamiliar words in a dictionary
Ten (10) Steps to Great Readers
Expect noise and plan for it.
Reward progress.
Give them books they can read.
Keep it fun.
Partners
Groups
Location
Comfort
System and Procedures
Snacks
by: Susan Carter
Source: Carter, S. Best practices for teaching reading: What award-winning classroom teachers do. Randi Stone.